Driver killed as explosion struck a moving Mercedes in Gjirokastër, Albania

A suspected explosive device detonated in a moving Mercedes vehicle in Gjirokastër, Albania, leaving the driver dead and a passenger injured, police said.

The driver, a 45-year-old Gjirokastër resident identified as B.D., died while being transported to Tirana for further medical care. The 26-year-old passenger, E.M., was taken to hospital and is said to be out of life-threatening danger.

Police described the incident as an attack and said investigators are working to establish the circumstances, identify those responsible, and bring them to justice. No arrests or motive have been publicly confirmed.