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Mourning declared in Northern Cyprus

Mourning declared in Northern Cyprus

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30 August 2026, 23:35

Three days of national mourning have been declared in Northern Cyprus after a passenger ship operating the Kyrenia-Taşucu route crashed off the coast of Kyrenia, causing loss of life.

Modern.az reports that “Haber Global” disseminated this information.

It should be recalled that the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, announced that the ship's captain and 7 crew members were detained as part of the investigation into the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia.

In the ship accident off the coast of Kyrenia, 8 people lost their lives and 237 people were rescued. Among those rescued are two Azerbaijani citizens.

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