Cyprus ex-leader's stolen body is finally laid to rest

Orthodox Christian priests offered prayers during the 30-minute reburial ceremony as hundreds of Papadopoulos family friends and supporters crowded into the small, suburban Nicosia cemetery from where the corpse was snatched during an overnight storm on Dec. 11. Onlookers applauded and shouted “immortal, immortal!” as Papadopoulos' two sons and closest aides carried the flower-topped coffin back to its grave.

“An ordeal has ended for us today,” Papadopoulos' son and political heir-apparent Nicholas Papadopoulos told reporters after the ceremony. “We hope our father will finally find his peace.”

Although the corpse was recovered, the thieves' motives remain a mystery.

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