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79 Christian Graves desecrated in Imvros; Turkish Foreign Ministry quick to “strongly condemn”

79 Christian Graves desecrated in Imvros; Turkish Foreign Ministry quick to “strongly condemn”

Imvros, Turkey 11/2/2010 Desecrated tombs of the cemetery in the capital of Imvros. (Photo by N. Manginas) On October 28, 2010, seventy-eight Christian graves were brutally desecrated in the graveyard of Panagia (Merkez or Imroz), the capital of the island of Imvros (Gokceada), in Turkey. Imvros is home to approximately 200 Greek Orthodox Christians and the birthplace of both His […]

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