Gërdec is a village in

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, 11 kilometers north-west of the capital

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

. It is part of the municipality

Vorë Vorë ( sq-definite, Vora) is a municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bërxullë, Prezë and Vorë, that became municipal units. The seat of th ...

. It was the site of the

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at a military base on 15 March 2008, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring over 100.BBC News, 15 March 2008
The event was featured on the

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series '' Destroyed In Seconds''. Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu resigned, and the press reported many irregularities at the blast site, operated by an Albanian company that deactivated the country's aging ammunition and then sold it for scrap.

References

Populated places in Vorë Villages in Tirana County {{Tirana-geo-stub