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| 1964 Famagusta incident | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Turkish Cypriots | |||||||
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| 2 Greek Cypriot officers and a policeman killed[1] | 28 Turkish Cypriot civilians at total killed in following massacres[2][1] | ||||||
The1964 Famagusta incident[3][4] was an ethnic clash which occurred inFamagusta, Cyprus in May of 1964 between the Greek Cypriot Militia andTurkish Cypriots.[5]
On May 11, 1964, inFamagusta, 2Greek Cypriot officers and a policeman were killed by Turkish Cypriot separatists.[5] One of the victims were Kostakis Pandelidis, son of the Nicosia Police Chief.[6][7]
Following the murder, Greek Cypriot security forces who were ordered to "Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek"[5][7] entered the town to investigate the murder.[4] 17 Turks that weren't related to the murder were abducted the same day, and was executed by a firing squad inFamagusta.[7][6][5][4][3]
A massacre of Turks inBritish bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia occurred 2 days after the murder. 11 Turks working in the area were killed. Their remains were found in 2006.[3][5] Perpetrators of the massacres were identified as Greek Cypriot police and colleagues of the victims.[6]
