Thousands rally ahead of vote on Cyprus

Waving European Union flags and shouting slogans in both Greek and Turkish, tens of thousands of Cypriots turned out for a final show of support for a UN plan to end the 30-year division of their island.

The Greek Cypriot president went on all four Greek Cypriot TV stations to reassure those opposed to the plan, the subject of separate referendums on Saturday in the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north.