Tihe nuns of a convent situated a short distance from the monastery were carried away and met with a most horrible end. Out of 1.250 inhabitants of Elevi only 150 survived. From the district o.l Tripoli. numnbering 30.000 people. only 1.500 to 2.000 escaped destruction. Let nie read from page 120 of this report: Speaking of the community of Ounia. It is stated that after deportations began in 1917 the gendarmes beat and plundered the inhabitants and scattered them between Castmbol. Zile. and other parts. Many Christians. in order to escape from the tyranny of the Turks. took shelter In the woods. where they dwelt for several months.
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