Greek Cypriots riot over concert

Monday 19 May 1997 23:02 BST

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Greek Cypriots opposed to a United Nations-sponsored peace concert in the no-man's land dividing the island, battled with riot police yesterday in the streets of Nicosia.

Greek Cypriot antagonism to the free concert - open to for Turkish and Greek Cypriots - was underlined by a rival protest concert in the Greek half of the capital which attracted about 5,000 people, 1,000 more than the estimated audience at the peace concert. Matthew Brace

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