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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Cyprus returns remains of Greek soldiers killed in accident

[Greek soldiers carry the coffins and the photographs of the Greek commandos who were killed in a transport aircraft during the Turkish invasion on 1974, during a handover remains ceremony at the wartime memorial on Nicosia's outskirts in divided island of Cyprus, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. The remains of 16 Greek commandos founded inside the Noratlas' aircraft during an excavation and after identified through DNA analysis and returned to their families. Greek military transport aircraft that was brought down by friendly fire in the opening days of Turkey's invasion of the island 42 years ago. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)]NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has returned remains of Greek commandos and air force crew killed in a military accident in 1974 when Turkey invaded the Mediterranean island.


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