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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus

FOR STORY CYPRUS BREAKING BARRIERS - In this Sunday, April 21, 2013, Greek Cypriot Yiannis Maratheftis, right, forged what some would consider the unlikeliest of friendships with Turkish Cypriot Fethi Akinci, as they stand near the Ledra Street crossing point in Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia. Akinci almost killed Maratheftis in battle with a gunshot to the head, but the two men met after Maratheftis wrote a book and following the opening of border restrictions allowing their reconciliation. April 23, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the crossing point openings that was the culmination of a groundswell of anger from Turkish Cypriots at seeing their future drying up amid a collapsing economy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — When the barriers carving Cyprus in half were finally breached 10 years ago this week, Turkish Cypriot Fethi Akinci forged what some might consider the unlikeliest of friendships with Yiannis Maratheftis — the Greek Cypriot he almost killed in battle with a gunshot to the head.



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