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[Reuters] ALBANIA : Many feared dead in Albania army base blast "Some 63 people working near the site of a major explosion at an Albanian army base may have been killed or seriously injured by the blast, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's spokeswoman said on Saturday."We do not know the exact number," Juela Mecani told Reuters, "but we fear the worst for the three teams, each of 21 people, working there at the time. Several were U.S. citizens." The U.S. embassy in Tirana told Reuters it could not confirm the presence of U.S. military personnel at the site"http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15515211.htm[AP] ALBANIA : More than 200 injured in explosion at Albanian army depot"An Albanian army munitions dump blew up in a series of massive explosions on Saturday and officials said they feared dozens of personnel including U.S. specialists may have been killed.Four people were confirmed dead and some 200 injured, they said, many of them civilians hurt as a result of the enormous shockwaves that hit nearby villages and cars passing by on the adjacent highway."http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080315.walbania0315/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080315.walbania0315