3 killed in central Albania

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TIRANA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed in a gun attack while traveling in their car late Saturday evening in Elbasan, central Albania, the police directorate of Elbasan said in a press statement.

According to the police, the gun shots in the direction of a vehicle left dead three citizens traveling in it. Police investigative team went on the scene and is working to clarify the circumstances and detect and capture the gunman.

The victims of the assassination are Arben Dylgjeri, 56, and Endrit Alibej, 36, from Elbasan and Erdal Durnay, 51, a Turkish citizen.

The police informed that one of the victims died immediately, while the other two died on the way to the hospital.

The gunman is suspected of being on foot and was ambushed before opened fire on the car.

Meanwhile, police sources said that one of the victims, Endrit Alibej, was a member of a criminal group arrested in 2013 in Italy involved in cocaine trafficking. Enditem

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