A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Akrotiri community in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the sovereign base areas (SBA) police.
Officers were called to the scene at around 2am following reports of an explosion. Initial information from the police indicates the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device placed under a vehicle outside the owner’s home. No casualties have been reported so far. The vehicle owner alerted the bases police immediately after the explosion.
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Source: Cyprus Mail News
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