Abstract
Political controversy, economic chaos and increasing criminality have faced Albania since its democratic revolution in late 1990. Anti-government demonstrations erupted into violence, which took the form of attacks against state facilities including public offices, schools, factories and military depots. Of particular concern were the attacks against ammunition and weapons storage areas. Over 600,000 weapons and several thousand tons of ammunition and explosives were looted and some 16 ammunition storage areas, known as Hot Spots, were set ablaze resulting in massive unexploded ordnance contamination of the sites and surrounding areas.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Steve
(2000)
"The Munitions Challenge in Albania,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 4
:
Iss.
1
, Article 12.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol4/iss1/12
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