Attack on Enver Hoxha's villa, Rama: Inside there were artists, it could have brought tragedy

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama condemned the incident taking place at the “Vila 31 x Art Explora” in Tirana, where international artists found themselves under an explosive artisanal attack during the opposition protest.

During a visit to the premises of the dictator's former residence, the prime minister spoke with the executive director of the Art Explorer Foundation programme Bisey Kapo, which was with the artists, at the residence during the time of the attack by protesters.

The head of government said that situation could have brought a tragedy.

For some time, this dictator's residence has been returned to a mansion of artists coming from all over the world here in Tirana, to a destination that gives value and makes Tirana and Albania precious in this direction and came to meet with artists and to express to them all my feelings of regret, to apologize for what happened last night when they were brought under an attack of artisan bombs, which could have brought tragedy here and they are traumatized, are not able to speak to the public. I understand them completely, and what's happened is a huge shame, it's a huge damage, it's an open wound to what's the face of new Albania and which represents the mansion, which they embellish, and these talented boys and girls coming from all over the world, this is”, Rama said.

The government's leader pressed charges against protest organisers that they inspire such acts.

So, those who like them, I want to tell them that from this, they lose all those who want to do jobs, who want to have tourists, who want to develop their own small economy, their small business, or who want to bring up children peacefully here because open Albania can't just shut down and they just take the water to the mill of the past and they don't have anything to do with the future <x1, Rama said.

While programme director Bisey Kapo said the situation could have escalated even the fact that the villa is made of wood.

For me, the fact that they didn't know it's the arts residence, it's not at all a coincidence, it's even embarrassing to use it as an element for the ignorance to justify the”, She said.

We remember that four protesters were arrested in connection with these acts. /Tvclean. al