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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tirana

Tirana stories: 2 news summaries

Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

Cat-mouse battle leads to blackout in  parts of Albanian capital

May 16, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s an unlikely reason for a power outage: A cat and mouse engaged in a chase accidentally ran into high-voltage cables at the main power station in Tirana, frying themselves and causing a 72-hour blackout in some districts of the Albanian capital, Reuters reports. Outages are relatively common in... More »

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weird • Albania • power outage • mouse • cat • blackout • Tirana

Scores Feared Dead
in Albanian Explosions

Aged ammunition supply bunker blows; human error possible cause

Mar 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of massive explosions rocked an Albanian army base today, where teams were working to dismantle obsolete Soviet-era munitions, Reuters reports. More than 170 were injured, with at least four confirmed dead. “We do not know the exact number” of casualties, said the prime minister, “but we... More »

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NATO • Albania • explosion • arms control • Tirana • munitions blast • Sali Berisha

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