The Incident in Greece
On August 27, in 1923 the Italian general, Enrico Tellini, and three of his assistants were murdered by unknown assailants at Kakavia within Greek territory. The four victims included Enrico Tellini, Major Luigi Corti, Lieutenant Luigi Bonacini and an Albanian interpreter. None of the victims were robbed.
They were attacked, according to some sources, by Greek nationalists; while according to the official statement of Greece, Tellini was assassinated by Albanian bandits.
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