14 Years From Gerdec tragedy

Today, 14 years are filled by Gerdec's tragedy, in which 26 people died and 300 others were injured after the explosion rocked the village on the outskirts of Tirana. The explosion, which occurred at 12:05 a.m. in the weapons - demonstration workshop, damaged hundreds of homes in the surrounding area. The event invaded [...]
The explosion, which occurred at 12:05 a.m. in the weapons - demonstration workshop, damaged hundreds of homes in the surrounding area.
The event took over all local televisions, but also the screens of many foreign channels like Euronews, CNN and others, where the event took priority.
Under the court's ruling, former responsibility of the demonstration weapons factory that erupted on March 15th 2008 in Gerdec was sentenced to 18 years in prison, former director of MEICO, Ylli Pinari as well as 18 years in prison, while factory manager Alba-Demil, Mihal Deliorgji, is in prison for 10 years.












