A former nuclear bunker built in the heart of the Albanian capital Tirana reopened Saturday as a museum highlighting the persecution of thousands under the 1994-1990 rule of Communist leader Enver Hoxha. The 1,000-square metre (10,000 square foot) concrete structure with walls that are up to 2.4 metres thick is filled with photographs of victims of political persecution and equipment used by the spying agency to eavesdrop.
"This museum is dedicated to the thousands of victims of Communism, shot dead or killed in labour camps," said Prime Minister Edi Rama. Hoxha, who ruled with an iron fist after the end of World War II until December 1990, built 700,000 such bunkers and was paranoid about invaded by the United States.