• 5 months ago
Once a bustling hub, Nicosia International Airport has stood deserted for the past 50 years, as a symbol of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus half a century ago following a brief Greek-inspired coup. U.N. spokesperson Aleem Siddique says attempts to reopen the airport through reunification talks have failed over the years. - REUTERS
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00:00This airport has been closed since 1974 when we saw some of the most heaviest fighting
00:29between the sides and it was in 1974 that the United Nations force commander at the
00:36time declared the area around the airport a UN protected area and it has remained under
00:43the control of the United Nations ever since.
00:47It closed on that day and no planes have left or arrived since 1974.

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