Battle of Liopetri
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Battle of Liopetri
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The Battle of Liopetri was a minor engagement that took place on 1–2 September 1958 as part of the Cyprus Emergency. British soldiers in the village of Liopetri were attacked by an EOKA team of four who were subsequently killed in the ensuing fire fight. The gunmen opened fire on elements of the 1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles. The British then sealed off the village, imposed a curfew and began looking for the men. They were eventually located in a barn and a gun battle ensued in which all
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Liopetri
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2015-11-08T10:58:05Z
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2024-08-28T22:32:27Z
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