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An 18th century icon of St John the Baptist, illegally transferred from Cyprus to the UK in 1974, was handed over to a representative of Archbishop Chrysostom II during a ceremony in Geneva on Wednesday and is expected to return to Cyprus in a few days. [ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, THE IMAGE WAS ILLEGALLY EXPORTED BY A ROYAL BRITISH AIR FORCE PILOT WHO WAS SERVING IN CYPRUS IN 1974 DURING THE TURKISH INVASION.
"The son of the late officer saw fit to return the icon to its place of origin," it said.
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