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Three explosions shock Tirana

Xinhua, February 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tirana, the capital of Albania, was shocked on Tuesday by three explosions.

The private business of the father of Albanian interior minister and the house of a police officer were the targets of explosive attacks, while the third bomb was found in a bus station, which was remotely detonated by the police forces.

Accoridng to Albanian Daily News, Albanian Prosecution of Serious Crimes is investigating the three attacks, which have been considered terrorist acts.

The first explosive blew up at the pharmacy of the father of Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri. The drugstore of Bashkim Tahiri was almost completely destroyed. The blast was powerful enough to damage even other businesses close to it.

The drugstore is close to the Tirana University Hospital Center. Investigations show that the explosive was placed at the motor of the air conditioning machine, in the external wall of the store. Endit