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However, in the wake of the Irakleion massacres of 25 August 1898, the Great Powers were finally persuaded that all Turkish influence had to cease. On 3 November, under orders from the Powers, the troops of the sultan started to withdraw from the island, marking the end of 253 years of Ottoman rule.
The Muslim demonstrators then turned their firearms on local Christians, some of the latter seeking refuge in the cathedral; around 800, however, were massacred. The British encampment on the western edge of the town also came under ... his family in their home attracted much attention in the press at home. Queen Victoria called personally for drastic action...
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