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“Pilotët kishin pirë, u vranë 500 vetë nga bombardimet”, Ben Blushi tregon ngjarjen e panjohur në Tiranë: Pse viti ‘97 është unik

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Shkrimtari Ben Blushi ka rrëfyer një prej ngjarjeve më pak të njohura të historisë së Tiranës, gjatë intervistës në emisionin “Minuta e Parë” në News24 me gazetaren Ola Bruko. Ai tregoi se në vitin 1943, gjatë Luftës së Dytë Botërore, qyteti u bombardua nga avionë britanikë dhe amerikanë, duke shkaktuar, sipas tij, rreth 500 viktima, mes tyre edhe fëmijë. Blushi tha se kjo ngjarje ka mbetur për dekada e panjohur për publikun shqiptar, ndërsa u ndal edhe te periudha e komunizmit, trazirat e vitit 1997 dhe vështirësitë që ka hasur gjatë hulumtimit për librin e tij të ri, “Historitë e çmendura të Tiranës”. I pyetur se cila histori e ka prekur më shumë, shkrimtari rrëfeu detajet e bombardimit dhe shpjegoi se libri synon t’u përcjellë brezave të rinj edhe ngjarje që nuk i kanë përjetuar vetë. “Ka shumë histori të dhimbshme. Historia ka pasur luftëra, pushtime. Shqiptarët s’e dinin se ata që kemi aleatët tanë, SHBA, në 1943 e kanë bombarduar Tiranën. Anglezë dhe amerikanë, nisen nga Italia…

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