Cyprus Mail5 Aug 2026

Victims of Athalassa bombing remembered

State officials, healthcare workers and relatives on Wednesday honoured the memory of the 33 people killed when Athalassa hospital was bombed during the 1974 Turkish invasion.

A memorial service was held at the victims’ monument near Nicosia general hospital to honour the 31 patients and two nurses killed when the Turkish Air Force bombed Wards 1 and 2 of Athalassa hospital on July 20, 1974....

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