Attempted assassination of Vassos Lyssarides
On August 30, 1974, an attempted assassination of Vassos Lyssarides, prominent supporter of Makarios III, failed to kill Lyssarides, but killed EDEK youth leader Doros Loizou[1] and injured three others.[2][3]
Loizou drove the car Lyssarides and Barbara Bell were riding in, and, after being shot at, immediately accelerated, saving the lives of the passengers.[4] He himself died.[2]
Time magazine said Lyssarides was slightly wounded, his wife badly hit, and that Loizou and a bystander were killed. It claimed that Greek Cypriot extremists were the suspected assassins.[5]
According to the Financial Mirror, "It is believed the assassins were remnants of the EOKA B underground movement".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lyssarides’ funeral scheduled for next Wednesday". cyprus-mail.com. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b Times, James F. Clarity Special to The New York (1974-08-31). "Gunmen in Cyprus Attempt to Murder Prominent Supporter of Makarios". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ SYND 30 8 74 ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DR. LYSSARIDES IN CYPRUS, AP Archive, retrieved 2023-04-15
- ^ Doros Loizou: His Life, retrieved 2023-04-15
- ^ TIME (1974-09-09). "CYPRUS: Talking About Peace Talks". TIME. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ fm (2021-04-27). "OBITUARY: Vassos Lyssarides the orator, undying socialist". Financial Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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