Greek Cypriot Protester Killed
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DHERINIA, Cyprus — In the second deadly clash this week, Turkish troops fired on stone-throwing Greek Cypriots on Wednesday in the buffer zone splitting the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
The violence left one demonstrator dead and 11 people wounded, including two U.N. peacekeepers.
Wednesday’s trouble began after the funeral of Tassos Isaac, 24, who was beaten to death Sunday when Greek Cypriots stormed into the U.N.-patrolled zone between the Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north.
About 300 Greek Cypriot demonstrators went from Isaac’s funeral to the “Green Line,” where they broke through a row of Greek Cypriot police and U.N. peacekeepers.
A cousin of Isaac, Solomos Spirou Solomou, 26, was shot and killed when he tried to climb a flagpole to haul down a Turkish flag.
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