Zarife Hasanaj

An accident has claimed the life of an Albanian soldier stationed in Latvia as part of NATO's multinational battalion, LSM's Latvian service reported May 6.

Details of the incident, including naming the deceased as First Lieutenant Zarife Hasanaj, were given by the Albanian Daily News, which said the incident happened while World War II mines were being neutralized by the specialist Albanian team. Two other members of the bomb disposal team were reported as injured and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama also offered his condolences.