Gunmen Open Fire at U.S. Envoy’s Home

Gunmen fired at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Tirana, the capital, hitting three cars, and an armed gang forced its way into the Greek Consulate in southern Albania to demand visas, police said. No one was hurt in the incident at the U.S. compound, police said. Police raided homes nearby, seizing weapons and arresting several people. In Gjirokaster, a rebel unit sent to the Greek Consulate managed to persuade gunmen to leave peacefully without the visas they had demanded. European nations have been discussing how to help end the lawlessness that has swept the Balkan nation. But Franz Vranitzky, the top international envoy for Albania, said in Rome that it would be at least 10 days before a multinational force of up to 5,000 troops would be deployed.