The government of Cyprus began demolition late on Thursday night of a wall dividing the Greek and Turkish parts of Nicosia – Europe's last divided capital.
The Greek Cypriot military started just before midnight (8 March) to take down a wall within the old part of the Cypriot capital Nicosia that separates it from the Turkish side, completing the demolition early this morning.
"Tonight, we demolished a checkpoint on our side," Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said, according ...
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