{"id":77338,"date":"2025-03-20T21:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77338"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:58:35","slug":"tragedy-in-north-macedonia-three-mayors-of-kocani-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tragedy-in-north-macedonia-three-mayors-of-kocani-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy in North Macedonia: Three Mayors of Ko\u010dani Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"214\">Arrests continue in connection with the devastating fire at the &#8220;Pulse&#8221; nightclub in Ko\u010dani, which claimed the lives of 59 people.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"293\">This afternoon, police detained the three most recent mayors of Ko\u010dani:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"424\">\n<li data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"332\">Ratko Dimitrovski (VMRO-DPMNE)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"362\">Nikoll\u010de Iliev (SDSM)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"424\">Lup\u010do Papazov (VMRO-DPMNE), who resigned two days ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"664\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office confirmed that, in coordination with the police, suspects linked to the fire are being arrested. 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