Eleven bodies have been found in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya by an aircraft searching for migrant vessels in distress, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Friday.

According to the organization, the crew of the Albatross aircraft spotted several of the bodies, while others were still wearing life jackets. All the victims were in an advanced state of decomposition.

The aircraft is operated by SOS Mediterranee in cooperation with the Humanitarian Pilots Initiative as part of efforts to identify and report emergencies along the Mediterranean migration route.

The Italian Coast Guard confirmed that it had been notified by NGOs on Thursday morning about the discovery of the 11 bodies, around 57 nautical miles, or approximately 106 kilometers, from the Libyan city of Zuwara.

Italian authorities said the bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition and that the area where they were found falls within the Libyan Coast Guard’s area of responsibility. They said the information was immediately passed on to the relevant Libyan authorities.

However, it has not yet been disclosed whether the Libyan side took any action following the notification.

SOS Mediterranee stressed that the circumstances and exact time of the shipwreck that may have caused the deaths of the 11 people remain unclear.

The organization described the discovery as further evidence of the tragic human consequences of European migration policies, which it said are characterized by curbing migration “at all costs” and the lack of an adequate humanitarian response.

The bodies were found along one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes. The central Mediterranean route, used by thousands of people attempting to reach Europe from North Africa, has recorded a high number of deaths and missing persons over the years.

According to data from the International Organization for Migration, part of the United Nations system, at least 872 people have died or been reported missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of this year.

The latest figures once again underscore the scale of the humanitarian crisis along this route, where journeys in unsafe vessels continue to claim lives.

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Peja has been shaken by a tragic event affecting the family of well-known rhapsodist Hasan Çetaj.

Thirty-four-year-old Arianit Çetaj was found with no signs of life on Thursday morning at the family home on “Vëllazëria Dalemani” Street in Peja.

According to reports, just hours before the tragedy, he had attended a wedding in Prizren together with his father and other family members.

The family returned home at around 04:00 in the morning and then went to rest.

At around 09:30, Arianit’s father and brother found him slumped over a sofa on the terrace of the house.

After discovering his condition, family members immediately notified the emergency services and the police. However, the doctor on duty confirmed that the 34-year-old showed no signs of life.

Following the incident, police units, investigators, forensic technicians, and the State Prosecutor from the Serious Crimes Department arrived at the scene.

By order of the prosecutor, the body was transported to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where it will undergo an autopsy.

The case has been registered as a “Death Investigation,” while the exact cause of death is expected to be clarified after the forensic examinations are completed.

Arianit Çetaj was the son of well-known rhapsodist Hasan Çetaj.

We extend our deepest condolences to the Çetaj family and to the relatives and friends of the deceased.

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On 06.08.2026, at 23:12, it was reported that three members of a family originally from Komogllavë, Ferizaj, had lost their lives in a serious accident in Germany while returning from Kosovo.

The announcement was posted on social media by their fellow countryman, Qerim Rexhepi.

He said the victims were Tahir Aliu, 61, his son Gentian Aliu, 34, and Laurenti Aliu, 16, the son of Bardhyl Aliu.

In his announcement, Rexhepi expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident that claimed the lives of the three people as they were returning from Kosovo. He also clarified that Tahir, 61, was the brother of Remzi Aliu; Gentian, 34, was Tahir’s son; and Laurenti, 16, was Bardhyl’s son.

Rexhepi extended his condolences to the victims’ families, the residents of the Nuhaj neighborhood in Komogllavë, and everyone affected by the tragedy.

At that time, the German authorities had not yet released any information about the circumstances in which the accident occurred.

An update published on 06.08.2026 at 23:13 also provided details reported by German media about the incident in which the three expatriates from Komogllavë, Ferizaj, lost their lives.

According to BR.de, the accident occurred on Thursday morning on the A3 motorway near Nittendorf, in the Regensburg district.

For reasons that have yet to be clarified, the vehicle left the road, slid down an embankment, and ended up on the railway line running beneath the motorway. The car came to a stop at the edge of the tracks.

Tahir Aliu, Gentian Aliu, and Laurenti Aliu, who were in the vehicle, did not survive their injuries.

The rescue operation proved difficult because the victims were trapped inside the car. A crane was needed to recover the vehicle.

Following the accident, the A3 motorway toward Nuremberg and the Regensburg–Nuremberg railway line remained closed for several hours.

Damage to the overhead power line also left a train carrying around 80 passengers without electricity.

The passengers were evacuated from the train and transferred to another one, while a diesel locomotive was later used to remove the stranded train.

Police in Germany said the cause of the accident remains unclear.

Preliminary investigation findings suggest that only the victims’ vehicle was involved in the incident.

The Regensburg Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered an expert to be brought in to reconstruct the sequence of events and the circumstances of the accident, while the investigation continues.

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Following the death of 40-year-old miner Ilir Kolaveri in a chromium mine gallery in Bulqizë, his family is facing severe financial hardship and has appealed for support.

Ilir Kolaveri died while working in a gallery operated by the company “Eternal Security,” where he was struck by a mass of chromium ore that broke loose inside the mine. Rescue teams recovered his body from underground after a two-day search.

The 40-year-old’s death has left his wife and three young children without an income or stable financial support. His relatives are therefore seeking help so that the Kolaveri family does not have to face this difficult period alone.

Speaking to BalkanWeb, Ilir Kolaveri’s sister-in-law said: “Ilir was my sister’s husband, and they lived in Suç, Mat. The company ‘Eternal Security’ has ignored us. Its representatives came and covered only the funeral expenses, but since then they have shown no further interest in the deceased’s family. We have no support whatsoever. He left behind three young children in extremely difficult circumstances, while his wife is unemployed. We appeal to Albanians to help them, each contributing whatever they can.”

The relatives hope that the solidarity of the public will provide the late miner’s wife and three children with the essential support they need to carry on with their lives after this devastating loss.

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The mother of Bleona Çelaj, the 24-year-old who died in the fire along with her two children, told Shkodër Local Police that her daughter had been subjected to abuse by her husband for some time.

She gave the statement a day earlier, despite being in severe psychological distress following the tragedy.

Several months ago, family members had tried to take Bleona and her two children away. Although the 24-year-old had initially asked them to do so, she later changed her mind and decided to continue living with her husband.

Bleona Çelaj did not have a mobile phone and had little contact with her family, as they lived in Germany.

Relations between the two families were strained, and communication between them was not normal. The tension was also evident yesterday, when the tragedy occurred, while today the families have come together for the funeral ceremony.

Her husband, meanwhile, has denied that the couple had any conflicts. His psychological condition has reportedly deteriorated severely following the incident.

Although allegations of abuse have been raised, the investigative team, based on its examination of the scene, the evidence gathered and the forensic examination, is fully convinced that the fire that killed the mother and her two children was accidental.

Fire experts from Tirana also arrived at the home engulfed in flames, where the three people died.

Investigators believe that the abuse alleged by Bleona’s family did not contribute to the tragedy, as a possible leak from a gas cylinder is suspected of causing the explosion.

There was also a bottle of petrol in the house, which significantly contributed to the spread of the fire and the explosion.

Police seized physical evidence, including part of the gas cylinder, which is considered the key piece of evidence, as well as other items found outside. The materials were sent to Tirana for further examination.

At the time of the tragedy, the mother and her two children were alone in the abandoned home in Domen, Postribë, as her husband had gone to a supermarket.

The couple had returned from Germany several days earlier. Her husband is a German citizen, while Bleona was in the process of obtaining documentation.

Police and prosecutors are continuing their investigation. So far, they have ruled out the possibility that the mother killed herself or suffocated her children because of the alleged abuse or any other influence, and the incident has been classified as accidental.

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Shkodër will today lay to rest a mother and her two children, who tragically lost their lives in a house fire in Domen, Postribë.

Bleona Çelaj, 24, and her two young children, 3-year-old Amari and 1-year-old Anuari, who died in Wednesday’s tragic fire in the village of Domen in the Postribë administrative unit, will be laid to rest today.

According to a notice from the family, the funeral ceremony will be held this Thursday, July 30, at 15:00, while the burial will take place at the Domni cemetery.

Mourners will gather to pay their respects at “Shpëtimi” in Golem, while the family will receive condolence visits for three days.

The tragedy shocked the entire public after the mother and her two children lost their lives when their home was engulfed in flames.

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More details have emerged from the tragic event a day earlier, where a mother and her two children were burned inside an abandoned house in the village of Domen, Postribë, Shkodër.

Sources close to the investigation team say that the three bodies of the victims were found very close to each other, charred by the flames.

At the moment the fire broke out, it is believed that the mother tried to protect her children and was unable to get out. The 1-year-old boy was found in his mother’s arms, while the other child was nearby.

Police and firefighters, as evidence in this event so far considered accidental, have also found a fragment of a small gas cylinder, a camping gas canister, which has been seized as material evidence.

Along with the small canister, the investigation team also found the bed spring that was inside the house, while everything else was reduced to ashes by the flames.

Meanwhile, outside the house were the bags with which the Çelaj family had gone to their old home.

These material evidence items found will be sent to Tirana for expert examination to provide a later answer that will serve this investigation.

The children’s father and husband of the 24-year-old woman who burned inside has stated that they also had a bottle of gasoline with them, which they had taken for some repairs and cleaning, and that they needed it.

He stated that he had stopped at a market to buy some things for the family, and when he was not there, the house caught fire, causing the mother and the two minors to burn inside.

The main suspicion so far from the investigation team is that the mother may have tried to light the gas cylinder to cook, and at that moment, due to a gas leak, there may have been an explosion.

There is also the possibility that the two young children may have been asleep at the time the fire broke out.

The fact that no one else was there and that the house has no other dwellings around meant that the fire was not noticed in time, causing the three victims to lose their lives.

The lack of a timely notification and the rugged mountainous terrain were fatal in this serious event.

The Çelaj family lived in Germany and had German documents; they had come a few days earlier for vacation.

They decided to go to the old house to clean it and stay there for a few hours, but everything turned into a tragedy that shocked public opinion.

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President Bajram Begaj has reacted to the tragedy in the village of Domën in Shkodra, where a mother and her two children lost their lives in a fire.

The head of state said he was deeply saddened by the devastating incident and extended his condolences to the victims’ family and relatives.

“I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in the village of Domë in Shkodra, where a young mother and her two children lost their lives,” Begaj wrote.

The president added that his thoughts were with the family at this moment of profound grief.

“May they rest in peace!” the head of state concluded.

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The tragedy that occurred in Postribë, Shkodër, today (July 29, 2026), has deepened. After the family’s first child, the mother and her other child were also found dead beneath the burned remains of the house.

The victims are Bleona Çelaj, 24, and her children, aged 1 and 4.

It is learned that the mother and her two children had just returned from Germany, while the investigative team is continuing its work to fully establish the circumstances and causes of the tragic incident.

Because of the remote location, the fire brigade arrived late. The house is located a half-hour walk from the main road.

The investigation is pursuing the possibility of an incident and an accidental fire, while not ruling out other possibilities.

The mother and her two children had traveled to the village of Domen in Postribë, where the family had its old home.

Shkodër/Preliminary information

At around 1:10 p.m., a fire broke out in the village of Domen, Shkodër, and the house owned by citizen B. Ç. was burned.

After receiving the report, Police services and fire brigade personnel went to the scene.

Based on the initial actions, it is suspected that, as a result of the fire, citizen B. Ç., 24, and two minor children, aged 3 and 1 and a half, respectively, lost their lives.

The investigative team, under the direction of the Prosecutor’s Office, is working to determine the cause of the fire and fully document the circumstances of the incident.

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The ex-husband of American influencer Sara Gilson, who was killed in Oklahoma, has spoken out publicly after the tragedy, revealing that for years he had tried to convince her to leave her partner, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, who according to police killed her and then committed suicide.

In a touching statement, Lyle Landers said that for five consecutive years he had offered help to his ex-wife to leave the relationship, which he said was filled with domestic violence.

“She was trapped in a relationship where violence seemed to have become normal. I begged her for five years to leave him. I offered help in every possible way, but it seemed like he had some kind of control over her, and she couldn’t escape,” he said.

Landers said that he and Sara had divorced seven years ago but had maintained a good relationship for the sake of their two children.

He described his ex-wife as an extraordinary mother, saying her dedication to her children was incomparable.

“Sara was a wonderful mother and would have given her life for her children. In the end, her attempt to protect them led to her death,” he said.

He added that he will always remember Sara as a person full of love and kindness, who did not judge others and who considered raising her two children the greatest achievement of her life.

The tragedy occurred on June 23 at a home in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, where police found Sara and her partner, Duffey, dead.

According to preliminary investigations, he killed the influencer and then took his own life.

Just two weeks before her death, Sara had posted a video on social media that went viral with over 21 million views, in which she publicly accused her partner of being a pedophile.

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