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Thursday, September 03, 2009

AFP: Fathi meets Yiannis, the man he 'killed' in Cyprus

"Fathi meets Yiannis, the man he 'killed' in Cyprus

By Jacques Clement (AFP) – 13 hours ago

LEFKA, Cyprus — Meeting on a sun-baked hillside amid olive trees and stubble, Fathi and Yiannis both have clear memories of dawn on July 21, 1974, when the Turkish Cypriot shot the Greek Cypriot in the head.

'I shot him but I am not guilty. If I didn't kill him, he would have killed me,' said 59-year-old Fathi Akinci, prompting a nod of agreement from Yiannis Maratheftis, who he believed for 35 years to be dead."

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