A fire which completely destroyed a car in the early hours of Thursday morning in Limassol was set maliciously, the police said.

The car belonged to a 70-year-old man, with the fire having broken out shortly after 3am in the suburb of Kapsalos.

The fire brigade extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was “completely destroyed”. Additionally, the police said, two other vehicles were damaged in the fire.

Subsequent investigations found that the fire was caused by an arson attack.