Men arrested over Paphos grenade attack released

The two people arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Tuesday’s hand-grenade attack at a residential home in Paphos have been released.

Further investigations are ongoing, with a house being searched and a hunt for the moped that was used in the attack, but the two people have been released pending further DNA and fingerprint results.

Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday, Paphos police spokesman Michalis Ioannou said that current testimonies are not sufficient to proceed with charges.

The explosion occurred at around 7.00 pm on Tuesday outside an apartment block in central Paphos. Police cordoned off the area. Investigations showed that the explosion was due to a military-type defensive hand grenade.

Ioannou said that the explosion led to extensive damage to the building and the doctor’s car. There was also slight damage to a second car belonging to the same family.

The spokesman said that preliminary investigations suggest that the culprits’ motives were linked to the business activities of the owner which are not connected to his medical profession.

Paphos CID took evidence from the scene last night which remains under police guard. Investigations continue with police also looking at CCTV footage from the area.

Ioannou said that CCTV had captured the movement of two people on a motorbike, with the passenger seen throwing the hand grenade.