Kasos massacre
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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. [1] Reprisals were committed after the Greek Christian population rebels against the Ottoman Empire; the island was burnt to the ground.
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- ^ Greece - Page 530 by Paul D. Hellander