Turkish fleet captures island of Chios and massacres Christian inhabitants

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A Turkish fleet captures the Greek island of Chios, where they massacre the Christian inhabitants or sell them as slaves.

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Editors. "Turkish fleet captures island of Chios and massacres Christian inhabitants". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17820, accessed 19 June 2013.]