An explosive device has killed an Albanian official from one of the country's small political parties 10 days before general elections, police said on Thursday.



Police said an explosive device was used in the attack against the 34-year-old Aleksander Keka, regional head of Albania's Christian Democratic Party in the northern city of Shkodra.



Keka was fatally injured while traveling in his car. The head of his party said the attack was politically motivated, while police suggested organized crime groups may have been involved.



The election campaign in the tiny western Balkan country has already been marred by pre-election violence.



Last week, a political activist from the opposition Socialists shot and killed a supporter of the governing party. In early May, an opposition lawmaker was also killed.



Source: Xinhua