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[joe]

I some how missed reading this article the other day. This article is from the Cyprus Mail.
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Greek Cypriot houses destroyed in Karpasia

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.ph ... 2&cat_id=1

AROUND 80 Greek Cypriot houses have been demolished in occupied Karpasia and another 27 are in danger of being bulldozed, the chairman of the Karpasia Coordinating Committee Nicos Falas said yesterday.
Falas was speaking after a meeting with British High Commissioner Peter Millet, where he asked for the intervention of the international community to save the remaining houses.

He said there was also a danger that demolitions would begin in the village of Ayia Triada, also in the Karpasia area.
Falas said that Millet told him he had spoken to Rasit Pertev, a senior aide to Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat about the demolitions
“The High Commissioner was very positive and clear in his statements,” said Falas. “He told us he had already informed the ambassadors of the permanent members of the UN Security Council and that he had made contact with Rasit Pertev.”

Millet would also be meeting soon with Talat, Falas said.
“We hope there will be some results that will put an end to this destruction,” he said. However he said from what he understands, the demolitions were being carried out by the Turkish army and not the Turkish Cypriot administration.

“We do not believe this is the work of the Turkish Cypriot authorities,” said Falas.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2007

[paliometoxo]

arent they destroying all of our things in the north? making it turkish

[observer]

If this is the Karpasia near Myrtou, I was there about a month ago. Many of the village houses are empty and look as though they have been for a long time, with roofs half collapsed and trees growing out of the windows. At the time, workmen were carrying out what appeared to be major restoration work on Karpasia’s church, and some houses in the village were being repaired.

I think that this is a case of clearing buildings in imminent danger of collapse as a matter of public safety rather than anything more sinister.