Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1399A
Date Released
29 Mar 1956
Date submitted
23 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek. DESCRIPTION: Attacks by Greek Cypriots on their Turkish neighbours in the village of Visilia. SHOTLIST: The day after attacks by Greek Cypriots on their Turkish neighbours in the village of Visilia, that large numbers of Turks gathered in Nicosia to engage in retaliation. The riot squad of the Royal Warwicks used tear gas bombs to disperse the demonstrators. Crowds in streets. SCU riots squads of Warwicks, dispersing. Tear gas bombs. SCU throwing and kicking. Smashing chairs bikes etc. Kicking paper about.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Riots; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
66391
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek', British Movietone News Issue No. 1399A, 29 Mar 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20839 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)