The Police Station Attacks were a series of guerrilla style attacks by the EOKA on police stations in Cyprus during June 1955 which led to the start of the Cyprus Emergency. The attacks took place:
- 19 June – dynamite attack at the police station at the Nicosia suburb of Ayios Dhometios;
- 19 June – bomb set off the central police building at Nicosia[1]
- 22 June – the police station at Amiandos was attacked by an EOKA guerrilla group led by Renos Kyriakides, resulting in the death of a policeman.[2][3]
Police Station Attacks |
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Part of Cyprus Emergency |
Date | 19–22 June 1955 |
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Result |
Greek Victory |
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Belligerents |
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United Kingdom |
EOKA |
Casualties and losses |
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1 policeman |