July 8 is historic for Anorthosis, as like today in 1958 the British colonialists blew up the union's building in Famagusta with the basic excuse that under the floor of the house they were hiding bombs that would be used by EOKA against the British.
Anorthosis, wanting to honor the day, posted the following announcement on the team's official social media:
The deafening noise of the explosion, five minutes after three in the afternoon, shook the whole of Famagusta. It was not a bomb planted by EOKA. It was the retaliation of the English conqueror, in the morning ambush of the Organization. It was the house of Anorthosis, in the gallery X ”Michael of Ermou Street, which was shaking in the air…
Investigator Lonigan's claim that there were exploding explosives on the floor and their movement was dangerous was at least ridiculous. But enough pretext to blow up the whole building, in order to destroy - supposedly - the explosives!
In fact, in the morning of the same day, in the opposite store, "D.E. Paralimnitis & Co. ", members of EOKA had killed an English officer and his lieutenant. Thus, the British, wanting to take revenge for the morning incident but also to get rid of the annoying presence of Anorthosis and the action of its members - some of whom may have been connected with the ambush - seized the opportunity. They would be freed once and for all from the annoying presence of the Association. Ή at least, so they thought…
The ardent patriot, president of our Association, Anastasios Economides, reserved a paid response to the British, with a stuttering voice through the wreckage: its emblem, it is reborn to continue its historical and great course ". Opera and done.
July 8, 1958, was the day Anorthosis was awarded for its national liberation action in the Struggle. The conquerors, wanting to blow up the stones and bricks, to get rid of the resistance of the struggling Cypriots. However, they did not take into account that the Greek mindset and desire for Freedom and Union did not nest in the walls of the Association, but in the souls of its members.
The path of Freedom is awkward. It requires virtue, courage and sacrifice. But in the end, there is always the clearing. Where the Fighters of '55 led Cyprus in 1959.
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Source: Alphanews