Turks protest against plan

AROUND 10,000 Turkish Cypriots yesterday took to the streets to protest against the UN plan for the reunification of Cyprus. The demonstrators, gathered in one of occupied Nicosia’s main squares waving Turkish and Turkish Cypriot flags. Banners read “Yes to peace, no to the Annan plan” and “We trust Denktash … We will not be slaves”, news agency reports from the north said. The demonstration came 10 days after a similar number of Turkish Cypriots protested in favour of the plan and two days after an anti-plan protest by about 3,000 Greek Cypriots on Sunday.

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