Cyprus: Arrest over illegal explosives

Police in Famagusta on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man for illegal explosives possession. They had obtained a warrant to search the suspect’s home, where they found 14 commercial and five homemade firecrackers, three bundles of fuse, gunpowder and various instruments Read More …

Cyprus: Syrian man sentenced over electronic training activity for possible terrorism-related crimes

A Limassol district court has sentenced a 26-year-old Syrian man to two years in prison in connection with electronic training activity for possible terrorism-related crimes. The defendant had been remanded in the island’s Central Prison since July 2021, Philenews reported Read More …

Cyprus: Car severely damaged from explosion in Skarinou

A car was severely damaged from an improvised explosive device that went off in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said. According to police, the device went off in Skarinou, Larnaca at around 2.45am. At the scene, police determined Read More …

Cyprus: British Bases personnel and RoC bomb disposal experts conduct joint training

British Bases personnel, units from the UK and Cyprus recently undertook a three-day joint bomb disposal training in Akrotiri to “share best practices and foster working relationships for future collaboration”, a source from the British Bases said on Monday. Exercise Read More …

Cyprus: Man held in connection with Limassol Cyta branch explosion

Limassol police are questioning a 27-year-old professional soldier (Syop) in connection with an explosion at a Cyprus telecommunications authority (Cyta) branch on December 13, the Cyprus News Agency reported late on Tuesday. The suspect has been arrested and is expected Read More …