MASSACRE OF FRENCH TROOPS.
A HORRIBLE STORY.
LONDOi\'. ;\.[zl'_y J. The “Ll)ai]_v. Expl‘ess’ ” Beirut cor--I‘e.~.pomiexlt states‘ fh.‘-At An:.el'ic:lll.~<, from L7rt'u give lzorriblo details of :1 niasszicre of 400 Fl'(‘ll(.‘hl‘non near l_'l'f:i. \\'here they were defending; tlieinselves in an ixfipregnuble position for many weeks. They left this position in consequence of safe conduct being granted by the Turkish Government. Three thousand Kurds and Tlll'kS attacked the French eol~ unrn in. :1 ravine and killed all ex~ cepf :1 few who escaped. There were shocking scenes at Urfa, wllere,la‘rev: OIL, Kurdish and: Turkish woinen shrieked war cries behind a procession of soldiers’ carrying poles with the heads of the mllrdered "FrenchHlOll.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3477, 4 May 1920, Page 2
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109MASSACRE OF FRENCH TROOPS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3477, 4 May 1920, Page 2
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