A terrorist act against christian orthodox community has happened in center of Kruja.
According to natives of Kruja, a strong explosion inside the bus, has fired heavy the members of the Orthodox Churche of Vlora
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police say that one woman has died and 11 others were injured when a fire broke in a bus in northern Albania.
Police said Friday that the fire broke out at 11:25 a.m. (0925 GMT) when the Mercedes bus was near the old bazaar in Kruja, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Tirana. It was taking 30 Christian Orthodox believers coming from the southwestern port city of Vlora to visit the castle of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, a 15th-century warrior.
Local media quoted one of the passengers saying the fire spread rapidly and that passengers could not reach the bus door, but got out after some passers-by smashed some windows.
A burned bus is seen on the street in Kruja, 35
kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Tirana, Friday, May 27,
2016. Police say that one woman has died and 12 others were injured
after a bus caught fire in northern Albania. The bus was taking 30
Christian Orthodox believers coming from the southwestern port city of
Vlora to visit the castle of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, a
15th-century warrior. (AP Photo)
Church officials said that the group was on a pilgrimage around Albania and neighboring Montenegro.
Police say the cause of the fire is being investigated.
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This corrects earlier copy which said 12 were injured.
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