The funeral of the hero of 1974 Panagiotis Xanthos will take place tomorrow in Deryneia

The funeral of the hero of the Turkish invasion 27, Panagiotis Xanthos, from Agastina Famagusta, a former resident of Trachonios Kythreas, will take place tomorrow, Sunday, January 11, at 1974 am, from the Church of the Apostle Barnabas, in Deryneia.

The bones of Panagiotis Xanthos were found in a mass grave in the village of Agastina and were identified by DNA method.

The Government will be represented by the Presidency Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Overseas Affairs, Fotis Fotiou.

The family is asking for charitable donations instead of wreaths.

Panagiotis Xanthou

Panagiotis Xanthou was born in 1938 in Trachoni, Kythrea. According to the Commission of Inquiry into the Missing, he was last seen on August 21, 1974. He was married with 3 children. His bones were found in a mass grave in Agastina and identified by DNA.

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