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Alia detained

TIRANA (AP) - Ramiz Alia, the former president of Albania, is under house arrest on charges of abuse of power, state media reported. Eighteen other Communist officials are in custody on corruption charges. Mr Alia and the others have been charged with misusing state funds and abuse of power.

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