School hit by interracial violence in larnaca

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
17/02/2011 11:20

VERGINA High School in Larnaca yesterday erupted in violence as dozens of Greek Cypriot pupils fought with Palestinian and other Arabic-speaking classmates in the school yard.

The massive brawl, which included the arrival of around 25 pupils from neighbouring schools, led to four pupils being slightly injured and parts of the school vandalised.

Preliminary police investigations showed that the fight started with an unprovoked attack by Greek Cypriot pupils on their foreign classmates. Greek Cypriot pupils hit back, saying they were being provoked on a daily basis and yesterday’s violence was just the situation coming to a head. Their complaints were endorsed by the head of the school’s parents’ association.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/racism/school-hit-interracial-violence/20110217

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
17/02/2011 11:41

Here we go again. The victims end up in the police station and not one of the culprits is arrested. My fascist cousins in the south of the border will be frothing in the mouth congratulating these thugs and what they have done no doubt. I wonder if any of the thugs read the fascist forum? there is enough of them there.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
17/02/2011 11:48

says a lot about the confidence in the police down south if the Greek Cypriot children who claim Palestinians "often take out knives in front of pupils" didn't think it worthwhile to report these incidents until the onset of an "unprovoked attack by Greek Cypriot pupils on their foreign classmates." Or perhaps these incidents never happened and are being used as an excuse for a racist attack?

brother



Joined: 29/01/2010
Posts: 446

Message Posted:
17/02/2011 12:25

I read the following at the end of the Cyprus Today link:

"KISA added that if felt this racism was spurred on by politicians and other public personalities, as well as part of the media, which it said further, reinforced the climate of xenophobia in Cyprus society.

'The result of this climate is catastrophic, not just for the Palestinians and other refugees, as well as migrants in general, but for Cypriot society as a whole, which is evident from today’s attack in a Larnaca school,' said KISA"

I hear that the church leaders in the South have been in the papers recently about fomenting hatred. A hearty "well done" to them. They have succeeded in poisoning yet another generation !

I feel sorry for the foreign children for being attacked. I feel even more sorry for the Greek children!

The politics of immigration control is not a burden that school children should carry. What the church, the politiciand and public personalities forget is that they create a realm by their actions