The Albanian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that two of its soldiers were injured while trying to stop two Russians and one Ukrainian who were trying to enter a military plant in central Albania, APA reports citing Reuters.
“Three citizens with Russian and Ukrainian passports have tried to enter the factory,” the ministry said in a statement sent to media.
“The officers who were guarding the plant reacted immediately, but during their efforts to stop the three foreign nationals, two of our soldiers were injured,” the statement said, adding that the soldiers were in stable condition.
The ministry said the three foreign nationals were detained.
During Albania's period of Communist rule, the Gramsh plant was used to produce the Russian type of the AK-47 rifle.
According to the ministry’s website, the plant provides manufacturing services for the defense industry. It did not give more details.
Albania has been a member of NATO since 2009.
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