{"id":18506,"date":"2021-08-04T14:35:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18506"},"modified":"2021-08-04T14:35:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:35:03","slug":"strong-suspicions-that-fire-might-be-intentional-claims-minister-peleshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/strong-suspicions-that-fire-might-be-intentional-claims-minister-peleshi\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong suspicions that fire might be intentional, claims minister Peleshi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The situation in the southern part of the country has seen a slight improvement on Wednesday, while the government claims that there are strong suspicions of \u201cdeliberate fires\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Defense minister Niko Peleshi told the media that 10 outbreaks were recorded in a single day in Gjirokastra. He said to have addressed the issue to interior minister \u00c7u\u00e7i, who in turn had responded that there were \u201cstrong suspicions of deliberate fires\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Peleshi accused the opposition, as well as their affiliated news outlets, of planting \u201ca hysteria against the people at the front of the fires\u201d and emphasized that 4 people had been detained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there are any experts out there that know better than these men how to extinguish the fires, feel welcomed to come to help us\u201d, Peleshi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCitizens should not see denouncing those that intentionally lit the fire as spying on them but as a civil duty\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Vlora, minister Peleshi also confirmed what sources had told Euronews Albania earlier on over air from the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Netherlands has responded in a very generous way last evening\u201d, Peleshi said, while explaining that it is not known yet how many forces will be dispatched.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/04\/the-netherlands-to-provide-albania-air-support-in-fight-against-fires\/\">The Netherlands to provide Albania air support in fight against fires<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/30\/supreme-state-audit-to-probe-into-fire-response-authorities-over-recent-wildfires\/\">Supreme State Audit to probe into fire response authorities over recent wildfires<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/28\/massive-wildfires-in-karaburun-locals-call-on-military-to-step-in\/\">Massive wildfires in Karaburun Peninsula, locals call on military to step in<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The situation in the southern part of the country has seen a slight improvement on Wednesday, while the government claims that there are strong suspicions of \u201cdeliberate fires\u201d. Defense minister Niko Peleshi told the media that 10 outbreaks were recorded in a single day in Gjirokastra. 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