Lepka Raid

The Lepka Raid
	Part of Cyprus Emergency
Date	April 1957
Location	Lepka Mountains, Cyprus
Result	successful British raid
Belligerents
United Kingdom; Suffolk Regiment	EOKA
Commanders and leaders
	Georghis Demetriou
Casualties and losses
	7 EOKA members captured; EOKA weapon stores confidscated

The Lepka Raid took place in April 1957 as part of the Cyprus Emergency. British security forces attacked an EOKA gang in the mountains and captured seven leading EOKA officers including leader Georghis Demetriou and Mikkis Frillas.^[1]

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↑ SEVEN TERRORISTS CAPTURED: E.O.K.A. gang smashed The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 22 Apr 1957: 5.

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[1] SEVEN TERRORISTS CAPTURED: E.O.K.A. gang smashed The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 22 Apr 1957: 5.

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