US EditionCyprus calls off alert after suspect object spotted close to Lebanon
Cyprus authorities diverted flights and Greek jets intercepted a suspect object amid tensions linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah drone activity, officials said the incident is closed.
- On March 4, Cyprus authorities reported a suspect object near Lebanese airspace and scrambled two Greek F-16 fighter jets to intercept.
- On Monday, a strike at RAF Akrotiri by an Iranian-made drone occurred amid a U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran.
- Two civilian flights bound for Larnaca were diverted while Cyprus later intercepted two other drones, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said authorities are monitoring the situation.
- Authorities called off the alert more than an hour later, saying the incident has been investigated and is considered closed.
- Amid the U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran, Cypriot officials said they believed the Monday drones were fired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, with two other drones intercepted that day.
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Two Greek fighter aircraft deployed at the Pafos air base in western Cyprus shot down two drones on Wednesday that were heading towards the airspace of the Mediterranean island, reported the local newspaper Politis.According to the sources cited by the media, the threat was detected in time by surveillance systems, which allowed the immediate activation of the planned interception procedures.The F-16 tracked down the drones before they entered t…
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Kathimerini English EditionCyprus calls off alert after suspect object spotted close to Lebanon
Cyprus said a suspect object had been detected close to Lebanese airspace on Wednesday, and a government source said two Greek F-16 fighter jets had been
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