After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town's beach opens to public
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION People with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags take photos of each other at the beach with abandoned buildings, in the background, after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman sits on the beach holding a Turkish and a Turkish Cypriot breakaway flag and poses for a photo after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)Journalists and public are seen through a window frame at the beach with abandoned hotels, after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)The beach with abandoned hotels seen after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags walks along at the beach with abandoned hotels after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags walks along at the beach with abandoned hotels after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags walks along the new constructed road with abandoned buildings after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman and a man walk along the abandoned city after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags walks along by abandoned buildings after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)People walk along at the beach by a military guard-post after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF LOCATION People with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags take photos of each other at the beach with abandoned buildings, in the background, after police open the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited, fenced-off suburb in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concern that Turkey's move to open the beachfront could hinder renewed efforts to reunify the island, split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)