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Albania bunkers down with ideal habitats for bats
Tirana Letter: Construction of cold war shelters killed more than they ever protected
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Pope Francis starts series of European visits with Albania
Vatican plays down concerns of threat from fundamentalists
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The Albanian leader was responsible for building 750,000 bunkers in a land one third the size of Ireland
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