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[[Image:Solomos_Solomou_climbing.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Solomos Spirou Solomou]], moments before being shot, in front of observing UN forces.]] | [[Image:Solomos_Solomou_climbing.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Solomos Spirou Solomou]], moments before being shot, in front of observing UN forces.]] | ||
| − | '''Solomos Spirou Solomou''' entered the history books on Wednesday, [[August 14]], [[1996]] when | + | '''Solomos Spirou Solomou''', born [[1970]] in [[Paralimni]], [[Cyprus]], entered the history books on Wednesday, [[August 14]], [[1996]] when he climbed on the flagpole, , in the neutral zone, to lower the raised Turkish flag in [[Derynia]], [[Cyprus]]. He was shot immediately by Turkish troops. According to the Associated Press: ''"Turkish troops on Wednesday killed a Greek Cypriot demonstrator and wounded 11 other people in the second fatal clash this week in the buffer zone of this war-divided island nation."'' [http://www.hri.org/Cyprus/Cyprus_Problem/bikers/murder_2.html] |
[[Category:1996 deaths|Solomou, Solomos Spirou]] | [[Category:1996 deaths|Solomou, Solomos Spirou]] | ||
Revision as of 22:41, August 13, 2006
Solomos Spirou Solomou
Solomos Spirou Solomou, moments before being shot, in front of observing UN forces.
Solomos Spirou Solomou, born 1970 in Paralimni, Cyprus, entered the history books on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 when he climbed on the flagpole, , in the neutral zone, to lower the raised Turkish flag in Derynia, Cyprus. He was shot immediately by Turkish troops. According to the Associated Press: "Turkish troops on Wednesday killed a Greek Cypriot demonstrator and wounded 11 other people in the second fatal clash this week in the buffer zone of this war-divided island nation." [1]