EDON Limassol headquarters vandalised

RIGHT-WING extremists attacked the headquarters of EDON District Council in the centre of town, spraying offensive and nationalist messages on its walls and on a parked car and a neighbouring residence. This is the second time this year that the specific building has been targeted by extremists.

“Unfortunately this is not the first time that the district offices of EDON Limassol have become the target of extreme right-wingers operating at night. We are particularly worried because such occurrences are repeatedly taking place at this office, but also other buildings of the wider movement,” said Theocharis Chari, EDON Limassol District Secretary.

The vandals which operated during Saturday night sprayed messages including ‘Grivas Lives’, “Turks Out, Greece Here’, and ‘EOKA B’, while EDON suspect that extreme right-wing organisations such as EFEN or Golden Dawn are behind the attacks.

“They sprayed the symbol of the target, which directs [our suspicions] towards a well-known fascist-nationalist organisation.

“The activity of the extreme right wing in this country in the last years has become organised, guided and targeted,” Chari said.

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