Strangers set on fire post office in Lefkoniko

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Title

Strangers set on fire post office in Lefkoniko

Alternative Title

Επυρπολήθη χθές υπο αγνώστων το ταχυδρομικόν γραφείον Λευκονοίκου
Strangers set on fire post office in Lefkoniko

Abstract

Strangers set on fire the post office in Lefkoniko at broad daylight. Turkish Cypriot Raouf Belih, manager of the post office claimed that he was forced to abandoned his desk by strangers right before the fire started. The fire caused a lot of damage, furnitures, postal orders, stamps and other transcripts were incinerated and the roof collapsed. Investigations are been carried out by the police to find the culprits.

Creator

D.K.

Source

Ελευθερία/Eleftheria newspaper

Date

1955-12-04

Language

Greek

Type

Newspaper article

Identifier

eleftheria_1955_12_04_01_a

Bibliographic Citation

"<Επυρπολήθη χθές υπο αγνÏŽστων το ταχυδρομικÏŒν γραφείον Λευκονοίκου," Ελευθερία, 4 December 1955, p.1

Spatial Coverage

Lefkoniko

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Date Added
September 29, 2011
Collection
Newspapers: Ελευθερία/Eleftheria
Item Type
Document
Citation
D.K., “Strangers set on fire post office in Lefkoniko,” Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64, accessed April 18, 2026, https://ccha-ahdr.valicomcloud.com/items/show/148.
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