[ALBSA-Info] Berisha/Violent incident

[Kreshnik Bejko]

Albanian police foil attack on ex-leader Berisha






TIRANA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Albanian police overpowered a man who tried to 
throw a hand grenade at opposition leader and former president Sali Berisha 
at an election rally on Tuesday. The Ministry of Public Order said a man was 
seen removing the grenade from his pocket as Berisha went onto a stage to 
address a rally in the southern city of Fier. Albania holds local elections 
on Sunday, the first test for the Socialist-led coalition since a general 
election in 1997 that ousted Berisha from power and ended months of anarchy 
caused by the collapse of pyramid investment schemes. The ministry said the 
attacker was a 47-year-old local official of Berisha"s Democratic Party, but 
the party said he was an agent of the state security police. The elections 
are seen as an important test of the stability of the often turbulent Balkan 
nation. So far the campaign has been largely peaceful.



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