Albanian police

The Albanian police have started to equip their forces in the field with body cameras that they must wear on appointed shifts.

Tirana is the first city where police forces have started to use their cameras. Some 584 have been bought and are now being installed into police uniforms in the city.

The Albanian citizens who tried to join the opposition rally in Pristina on January 9 have written a letter of protest to the Kosovo embassy in Tirana and made an official complaint to the Albanian police alleging that they were assaulted and turned back at the Vermica border crossing.

When the Albanian police and the American program for criminal investigation, ICITAP, opened a call to train policewomen to lead criminal operations in Albania a year ago, only 16 out of the 84 who were invited to apply showed interest.

Albanian police spokesperson Genti Mullai told media on Monday that officers are investigating people believed to have been responsible for an Islamist attack threat to Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri.

"We don't have anyone under arrest yet, but we are interviewing people who have information about this threat and those who might be behind it," said Mullai.

Albanian Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri on Saturday said he had received a threatening message via his personal email about a terrorist attack in Albania.

The short message writes that Albania will be the next country to be attacked by Islamic State in revenge for Albania's involvement in the war on terror.

On the eve of the much-awaited football match between Albania and Serbia, security is in the spotlight as Albania seeks to gain a good image as well as qualify for the Euro 2016 finals.

Albanian police arrested Ismail Morinaj, the man believed to have flown a drone carrying a nationalist banner over a stadium in Serbia during a European qualifier. The incident caused a diplomatic incident between the two countries and ignited racial violence.

An Albanian who flew a drone over the pitch during a Serbia-Albania Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade last fall has been arrested in Tirana.

An Albanian who flew a drone over the pitch during a Serbia-Albania Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade last fall has been arrested in Tirana, the Albanian police said in a release on Wednesday.

Albanian police spokesman Gentian Mullai told BIRN on Monday that tough measures are planned to secure a potentially high-risk football match between Albania and Serbia in Elbasan on Thursday.

A group of 70 Serbian students will support the Serbian football team during the game in Elbasan, which is widely seen as a risky event after a match between the two teams in Belgrade ended in a brawl last year.

The Albanian football association announced on October 1 that the Serbian students had been invited to Elbasan by their Albanian colleagues.