site Orthodox Orthodoxie.com reported the following:
Northern Cyprus: violation of an office Christmas by police
During an office Christmas, December 25, in the church of Agios Synesius to Rizokarpaso , a locality situated in the occupied part since 1974 of island of Cyprus by Turkish forces, the police raided and forced the priest, Father Zacharias, to interrupt the Office of Matins of the Nativity, then drove the faithful of the building whose doors were locked. Police said the priest had not obtained permission of the occupation authorities to celebrate, despite the fact that the celebrations are usually held in this church. Archbishop Chrysostom of Cyprus s' says saddened by the provocative attitude of the occupying forces, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus has condemned this action, the forces responsible for peacekeeping UN in Cyprus has asked for an explanation of this event. The site Greekreporter reported that the same action was committed in another church in the occupied zone. Sources: Yahoo news , Greekreporter (whose photograph of the church Agios Synesius)
