Enver Hoxha's house blown up

Gjirokaster - The house where the late Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was born was blown up on Monday night, an eyewitness said…

Gjirokaster - The house where the late Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was born was blown up on Monday night, an eyewitness said.

"The facade of the house has been destroyed and the ground floor seriously damaged," the eyewitness said. Ms Sabrie Hoxha (50), a distant relative of the former ruler was wounded in her house about seven metres away, he said.

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