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Article: Greek, Turkish Cypriots Stage Rallies
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ALEX EFTY, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-22-2004
Dateline: NICOSIA, Cyprus
Turkish Cypriots, hold Turkish and Turkish Cypriot flags and pictures of Turkish Cypriots slain in fighting against Greeks in Cyprus, during a rally in the Turkish part of Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, April 22, 2004 to call for a "No" vote in Saturday's referendum. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Tens of thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots rallied Thursday for and against a U.N. plan that hopes to reunite their war-divided island ahead of its May 1 entry into the European Union.
On the last day public rallies were allowed ahead of a referendum to be held on both sides of the island Saturday, about 50,000 ...