Servicemen Shot Dead In Famagusta (1958)

Famagusta. Shot of Hermas Street, where the shooting took place, smashed glass, Guards around site and empty streets. Inside store, where men were killed (2 shots). Examining all people in street, checking passes etc. Police guard. After search, bombs found in club. Fixing fuse for blowing place up. Blowing up of building, debris (taken as light was failing). Explosion caused camera trigger to snap, maybe film of this is faulty. (F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All fo
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