Video: Massive explosion in Albania *bumped* Dramatic footage added

12:15 pm on March 15, 2008 by Infidelesto

*update* Still over 100 missing.

WATCH THE HOUSES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. AMAZING!! RIP to the victims.


160 reported injured/dead including many Americans.“Local journalist Altin Kodra told Sky News: “The area has been pulverised.”

First reports are that an old army depot went up. Watch this HUGE explsion reported from SkyNews:

Guardian

One hundred and sixty people, many of them Americans, are feared dead or injured after a series of large explosions at an army base on the outskirts of Tirana, the capital of Albania, officials have said.

People suffering with burns, concussions and broken limbs were rushed to local hospitals following the blasts, believed to have begun while teams were dismantling munitions at a store base. Many of the injuries were a result of flying glass or shrapnel.

“We do not know the exact number, but we fear the worst for the three teams, each of 21 people, working there at the time,” said Juela Mecani, spokeswoman for the country’s prime minister, Sali Berisha. “Several were US citizens.”

A spokesman for the Albanian interior ministry, Avni Neza, said army and police forces were trying to reach the area in armoured cars. “Helicopters have not yet managed to land because the explosions continue,” he said.

A Reuters cameraman who quickly arrived at the scene described people trying to escape: “Terrified people are leaving the area on foot along the highway, women and children. Cars with broken windows have been abandoned on the highway.”

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  1. Comment by Find Albanain on 15 March 2008:

    It is a really bad tragedy and everyone is touched by this occurence. I just hope it gets better soon and nothing else happens.I do have some vides and new about this.Below are some links that show pictures and videos from this tragedy. Feel free to check them out and express yourself.
    Thank you

    Tirana Explosion in Vore Albania - News

    Explosion in Vore Albania - 160 Dead

    Albanian Explosion Tragedy

  2. Trackback by Right Truth on 15 March 2008:

    Americans Bombed In Pakistan and Americans Killed in Albanian Explosion

    Pakistan: Reports gathered from various sources revealed blast at an Italian restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday appears to have killed at least two people and wounded 15. A foreign woman was one of the dead. A

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