Albanian Former Minister Charged in Deadly 2008 Blast

Albanian Former Minister Charged in Deadly 2008 Blast
Albanian Defense Minister, Fatmir Mediu, walking in Tirana, Albania, in June 2007. Hektor Pustina/AP Photo
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TIRANA, Albania—Albanian prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against a former defense minister over a massive blast at a munitions disposal factory in 2008 that killed 26 people.

The Special Structure Against Corruption, or SPAK, in charge of probing high officials, said it had charged Fatmir Mediu, a defense minister in 2005–2008, with abuse of his position.