Killing of Solomos Solomou
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Solomon Solomou was a Greek Cypriot who was shot and killed by a Turkish officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in Cyprus's United Nations Buffer Zone
Solomou after being shot
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a former demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, that was established between 1964 and 1990. It was extended on 9
Killing of Solomos Solomou
…was a Greek Cypriot who was shot and killed by a Turkish officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in Cyprus's United Nations Buffer Zone. The killing occurred in the aftermath of the funeral of Solomou's cousin Tassos Isaac, who had been murdered a few days earlier by Turkish nationalists…
View from the Turkish Cypriot side to the Greek Cypriot side at Uray sk, next to the Turkish Public Market
UN Buffer Zone warning sign on the Greek Cypriot side near Ledra crossing, with a view towards the Turkish side
UN buffer zone guard post in Nicosia
UN tower in the buffer zone