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Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.

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Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion

2011 self-detonation of a munitions stockpile in Cyprus

On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca District in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 people, including the Commander of the Cyprus Navy, Andreas Ioannides, the base commander, Lambros…
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Zygi

Place in Larnaca District, Cyprus

Zygi is a small village on the south coast of Cyprus, between Limassol and Larnaca. Before 1974, Zygi had a mixed Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot population.
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July 11

Day of the year

July 11 is the 192nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 173 days remain until the end of the year.
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