Tochni massacre | |
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Part of Turkish invasion of Cyprus | |
Location | Tochni, Larnaca, Cyprus |
Date | August 14, 1974 |
Target | Turkish Cypriots |
Attack type | Massacre |
Weapons | Guns |
Deaths | 84 |
Perpetrators | Greek Cypriot members of the EOKA B |
Motive | Anti-Turkish sentiment, Hellenization |
Tochni massacre refers to the killing of 84 Turkish Cypriots from the village of Tochni, Larnaca, Cyprus by Greek Cypriot members of EOKA B during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Summer of 1974.