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British Comb Cyprus Strip For Raiders
British troops on foot and in helicopters searched Nicosia for underground assailants who killed a soldier and wounded many. Curfew kept the city quiet as patrols combed Rabbit Warren and shops were checked. In Larnaca authorities found 12 banners of Eoka. Archbishop Makarios, exiled for alleged anti-British activity, staged a hunger strike but resumed meals. Monday’s violence injured natives and Britons. a bomb killed a radio operator on his 18th birthday and wounded a shop owner. Police used tear gas as bombers attacked from rooftops and balconies.
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