Kasos massacre

Kasos massacre

The Kasos massacre was the massacre of Greek civilians, after the rebellions.

On 7 June 1824, Ali's men landed on Kasos and killed around 7,000 inhabitants. [Greece - Page 530 by Paul D. Hellander] Reprisals were committed after the Greek Christian population rebels against the Ottoman Empire; the island was burnt to the ground.

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