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Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Mon 22 Jan 2018 6:04 pm
by ailletoo
Does anyone know what the demonstration was today in Lefkosa? Took me hours to get out of there because of closed off roads and traffic chaos. Riot police with shields etc were there....
Re: Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Mon 22 Jan 2018 6:35 pm
by Welldigger
They were protesting against Afrika newspaper who had the audacity to compare Turkey’s recent attack on Turkey/Syrian border to their peace intervention in 1974 in Cyprus, where TCs were saved from systematic genocide by the Greeks and GCs.
Re: Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Mon 22 Jan 2018 6:36 pm
by kayc
seems this was what all the protest was about...
https://www.lgcnews.com/afrika-newspaper-offices-siege/
saw a video on FB about this, looks like the polis lost control of the situation for a time. Lots of angry people!
Re: Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Mon 22 Jan 2018 7:12 pm
by ailletoo
Yes, it looked a bit angry!!!! The motorists who were held up for a long time were getting out of their cars and confronting the demonstrators!!!! Then it started raining, pretty badly and they all went running for shelter, bless them.... demonstration forgotten.
Re: Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Tue 23 Jan 2018 3:50 pm
by Hedge-fund
Erdogan put out a request for his “ brothers in north Cyprus to give the necessary response"
Bit ominous
Re: Demonstration in Lefkosa
Posted: Wed 24 Jan 2018 5:25 pm
by kiplet
Anyone concerned
“brothers in north Cyprus to give the necessary response"