‘Security threat’ declared again at Akrotiri

A fresh “security threat” was declared at the British Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on Friday afternoon. Base personnel were urged to “remain indoors and stay in place until further official notice”, while also being told to “move away from windows and take cover behind or beneath substantial, solid furniture”, and to await further […]

British Bases lift Akrotiri restrictions after security incident ends

Sirens sounded at the British sovereign base of Akrotiri on Friday afternoon in the first security alert at the installation since Monday, before the all-clear was given approximately 15 minutes later. The alert was triggered at around 1:30pm and residents received shelter-in-place instructions via their mobile phones, the British Bases confirmed. The incident concluded shortly […]

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