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Cypriot officials say Lebanon’s Hezbollah likely fired drone that hit British airbase
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenior Cypriot officials say an attack on a British airbase was carried out by an Iranian Shahed drone most likely fired by Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah from Lebanon, although the officials have stressed that the base, rather than Cyprus, was the target.
They say it was undetected because it flew at a very low altitude. The drone strike caused limited damage and no casualties.
During the daytime today two more drones were detected heading toward Akrotiri, triggering sirens and a scramble of aircraft, though they were intercepted, a Cypriot spokesperson says.
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