Hundreds of people gathered in Chloraka on Monday afternoon to protest over anti-immigration rhetoric and xenophobic violence, after extremists attacked migrants and migrant-owned properties in the area on Sunday.
The protesters gathered outside a Syrian-owned restaurant that was badly damaged during Sunday’s riots.
The protest’s participants held a sit-down and asked to see state officials to voice their concerns over the escalating tensions that led to the violence.
Earlier on Monday, the government condemned the assaults by a mob of Greek Cypriots against migrants and their properties in Chloraka, after an “anti-ghettoisation” protest.
Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the incident.
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