VIDEO/ Two children held hostage by their father, a 40-year old arrested

A 40-year-old man was arrested in Durrës after holding his two minor children hostage for several hours. The author had rented an apartment in “Shkëmbi i Kavajë”, while holding two minor children, 6 and 11 years old, hostage for several hours. After several hours of effort, RENEA managed to enter the apartment and freed the […]

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