Blast targeting public prosecutor a ‘despicable act’ (Update 1)
A bomb explosion at a state prosecutor’s home in Paphos was condemned on Thursday as a “despicable act” by the legal service and justice ministry.
The incident unfolded on ...
Explosion onboard ship off Famagusta
An explosion rocked a tanker vessel transporting fuel off the coast of Famagusta in the north on Tuesday.
According to Turkish Cypriot reports, two individuals aboard the vessel, named Akasya, ...
Explosion outside Nicosia shop
An explosion occurred outside a shop in the Makedonitissa area of Nicosia in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police said the explosion occurred at around 2:30am and caused damage ...
Two due in court after explosion near Israeli embassy
Two of four young men, reportedly Syrian, arrested in connection with a small explosion near the Israeli embassy in the capital are due to appear in Nicosia court on Friday.
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Police investigating explosion outside Aradippou residence (updated)
Police on Thursday are investigating an explosion that occurred in the early hours outside and inside a residence in Aradippou.
According to the police the explosion happened around at 2.45am ...
Arrests after explosion near Israeli embassy (update 1)
Four people were arrested on Saturday and remanded for six days, following an explosion near the Israeli embassy early in the morning, police said.
The explosion occurred at 1.37am near ...
Man arrested after explosion at estate agents in north
A man, named as 39-year-old Murat Serifoglu, was remanded in custody for two days in the north on Wednesday in connection with a police investigation into an explosion which occurred ...
Man dies falling from eighth floor, after apartment explosion in Famagusta
A man died after jumping from a balcony on the eighth floor, following an explosion in his apartment in Famagusta in the early hours of Monday morning, police in the ...
Explosion outside Frenaros café
A small explosive device went off at the entrance to a café in Frenaros in the Famagusta district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
The blast occurred at 2.20...
Police investigate explosion outside national guard officer’s home
An explosion outside a house in Larnaca early on Monday morning damaged the main entrance and two vehicles parked outside.
According to police, the explosive device went off at around 1...
Car severely damaged from explosion in Skarinou
A car was severely damaged from an improvised explosive device that went off in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said.
According to police, the device went off in ...
Lithuania-Latvia gas pipeline hit by explosion, but no sign of attack (Update 2)
A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Friday but there was no immediate evidence of an attack, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said.
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Explosion at community council offices (Update)
An explosion at the Pyrgos community council offices was caused by a fragmentation grenade in the early morning hours on Thursday.
According to police, residents heard a loud explosion in ...
Door damaged in explosion
An explosive device caused extensive damage to the aluminium door of the main entrance of a residence located in Frenaros on Thursday.
According to police spokesperson Christos Andreou, the explosion ...
Ireland ‘numb’ as death toll at petrol station explosion reaches nine
At least nine people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, Irish police said on Saturday, with search and recovery efforts continuing.
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Police investigate explosion at Limassol fast-food restaurant
Police are investigating an explosion at a fast-food restaurant in Limassol, which damaged the store and cars in the area, authorities said on Thursday.
The explosion occurred at 4am in ...
Man intubated after gas cylinder explodes
A man was injured from an explosion which appears to have been cased by the incorrect use of a gas cylinder, the fire service announced on Sunday.
The incident happened ...
Explosive device goes off outside Nicosia home, no injuries
An explosive device went off outside a house in Nicosia early on Sunday, police said.
According to police, at 4.15am they received information that an explosion had occurred outside a ...
No one has forgotten those who died in Mari blast, president says
No one has forgotten the heroism of the 13 people who died in the Mari explosion eleven years ago, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday at a service at the site ...
Defence minister pays tribute to those who died at Mari
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Sunday attended a religious memorial service for the 13 men killed at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari on July 11, 2011.
Individual memorial services for each ...
Attempted murder being investigated after explosion in Oroklini
Larnaca police were investigating a case of attempted murder on Tuesday after an explosion occurred in a vehicle being driven in Oroklini.
According to a police statement to the Cyprus ...
Gas leak blamed for blast at iconic Havana hotel that killed 22 (Update)
A deadly explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high in the side of the building, killing at least 22 people and injuring ...
Blast damages restaurant in heart of the capital
An explosion targeted a restaurant in the heart of Nicosia early on Sunday, police said.
The restaurant was not named but reports said it was a well-known establishment on Makarios ...
Two blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul, officials say
Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said.
One car bomb ...