Albania's Berisha calls for thorough investigation of Gerdec tragedy

07/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- Prime Minister Sali Berisha is urging Albania's general prosecutor to conduct a detailed investigation into the March 15th explosions at the Gerdec ammunition depot that killed 26 people. During a visit Wednesday (August 6th) to Vora municipality, in which Gerdec is located, Berisha described the blasts as a "terrifying tragedy ... every cell of this tragedy should be investigated as a moral obligation to the victims". (Gazeta Shqiptare, Koha Jone, Shqip - 07/08/08; Top Channel, Alsat, Klan - 06/08/08)