I have many constituents that I represent who told me about that fateful day. how they had to crawl out on their hands and knees begging God for their life. They want desperately to return to their homes. Many Greek Cypriots fled. as my constituents did. in terror. and the city was sealed off with barbed wire fences by Turkish forces. I have been to and seen the 113 miles of barbed wire. and we hope that this barbed wire will finally be removed. Ultimately. 45.000 citizens of Famagusta became refugees in their own country. losing their land. businesses. homes and neighborhoods. Today. 34 years later. Turkey continues forcibly to occupy more than a third of Cyprus. with more than 43.000 illegal Turkish troops.
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