Macedonia: Thousands protest attack against ethnic Albanian leader; EU, US concerned

                   
iht.com     May 13, 2008            

About 10,000 people demonstrated Tuesday against what they said was an attempt to assassinate the leader of a major ethnic Albanian opposition party in the northwest Macedonian city of Tetovo. Ali Ahmeti, a former rebel commander, was unhurt when gunmen sprayed his car with automatic gunfire late... [read full story]                

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Gunmen fire at ethnic Albanian leader of Macedonia political party

iht.com     May 12, 2008          

Gunmen shot at the car of an ethnic Albanian party leader while he was campaigning for the June 1 general election, police said Monday. ... Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, or DUI, was not hurt in the shooting near northwest city of Tetovo....                

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Shots fired at ethnic Albanian leader in Macedonia

alertnet.org     May 12, 2008          

Source: Reuters SKOPJE, May 12 (Reuters) - Shots were fired at a convoy in Macedonia carrying ethnic Albanian opposition leader Ali Ahmeti during election campaigning on Monday, but he was unhurt, police said. The ... ... SKOPJE, May 12 (Reuters) - Shots were fired at a...                

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Macedonia: Albanian leader comes under attack

b92.net     May 13, 2008          

Macedonian police arrested one person suspected of involvement in yesterday’s shooting incident western Macedonia. A convoy of vehicles belonging the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), en route to a campaign rally, came under attack near the village of Rahovec.                

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Tensions spark violence ahead of Macedonian poll - Feature

earthtimes.org     May 13, 2008          

Skopje - An ethnic Albanian official on Tuesday accused political rivals of instilling violence into an already tense campaign for Macedonia's snap elections on June 1. Shots were fired on a convoy of an ethnic Albanian leader during campaigning Mo...                

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Thousands protest alleged assassination attempt against ethnic Albanian opposition leader

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

Thousands of supporters of a major ethnic Albanian opposition party demonstrated in the northwestern city of Tetovo Tuesday to protest an apparent assassination attempt against party leader and former rebel commander Ali Ahmeti. Gunmen sprayed Ahmeti's car with automatic gunfire in Tetovo Monday...                

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EU warns Macedonia over election violence

b92.net     May 14, 2008          

The EU has warned Macedonia that all integration activities will be halted should the pre-election violence continue. At a meeting with Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, EU ambassadors warned that such violent incidents were not becoming of EU candidate states.                

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Suspect remanded in custody in shooting of Macedonian opposition politician

iht.com     May 14, 2008          

An investigative judge on Wednesday ordered a suspected gunman to be held for 30 days in connection with the attempted shooting of an ethnic Albanian opposition politician. A court in Tetovo ordered Faruk Iljazi, 31, detained pending trial after two witnesses identified him. Police are still...                

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