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Man remanded for torching Paphos Christmas tree

Paphos Christmas tree, burned, arson, fire
Paphos' Christmas tree after it was burned down

Paphos District Court remanded a 39-year-old man under suspicion of setting fire to the city’s Christmas tree, police said on Sunday.

According to police, the man was arrested on Friday night, after they had received testimony and found evidence, he was linked to torching the tree.

He was taken to court on Saturday, where he was remanded for four days.

Police said the man was spotted by police at 11.50pm on Friday night.

On January 3, at around 3.15am the tree of the city was burnt and had to be put out by the fire department.

Police investigating the incident found it was arson, and gathered information and evidence that implicated the 39-year-old suspect.

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