#explosives

Three individuals aged 20, 22 and 28 were arrested on Sunday in Limassol in connection with the bomb placed outside a shop on Wednesday. They were taken before the Limassol district court, which ...

The unexploded mortar shell that was found in Ayia Anna on Wednesday near the Kalo Chorio shooting range during efforts to put out a fire has been deactivated. Speaking to ...

Members of the National Guard have been disciplined following an internal investigation into the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of explosives from a military firing range in Larnaca earlier this year. The ...

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an attempted explosive attack on business premises in Paphos. The latest arrest concerns a 36-year-old man who was taken into custody ...

Police in Limassol seized a pistol and explosives yesterday after discovering them in an open area in the district said on Wednesday. Officers, acting on a tip, found the pistol, ...

The government is seeking urgent clarification after Italian officials seized a truck carrying more than 10 million detonators and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition that transport documents indicated were ...

The defence ministry is awaiting police findings it hopes will conclude the investigation into 13.6 kilograms of TNT that went missing during a national guard training exercise, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas ...

The internal investigation into the disappearance of explosives during a national guard exercise has identified omissions and dereliction of duty by officers involved, defence minister Vasilis Palmas admitted on Saturday. ...

An investigation into the explosives that disappeared from an army firing range last month has highlighted specific omissions and responsibilities, which the defence ministry said on Friday it would be ...

Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Thursday that demands for his resignation over the disappearance of military explosives were misplaced, arguing that if every incident led automatically to a minister ...

Drone footage taken at the shooting range in the village of Kalo Chorio last Thursday shows the 13.6 kilograms of TNT in place shortly before it was reported missing, according to ...

The home of a 36-year-old football referee in Limassol was targeted in a criminal attack late on Wednesday night, police said. According to the police, the explosion occurred at around 10.25...

The cabinet decided on Wednesday to make legislation for the use of fireworks and explosives stricter, with fines reaching up to €50,000. It also decided to appoint explosives inspectors in an ...

A 52-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation for carrying a firearm, explosives and drugs. Police issued a bulletin on Wednesday saying the previous day, the man’...

A 41-year-old man in Paphos has been fined for failing to comply with a game warden’s signal and has been charged with the illegal possession and transportation of explosives ...

Police arrested a 46-year-old man and a 35-year-old man on Monday, after finding a large stash of firearms and explosives in an Orokolini cemetery. According to an announcement on X, ...

A car fire early on Tuesday morning in Limassol was caused by a low power improvised explosive device police confirmed, a while the vehicle’s owner has not suggested any ...

Police in Limassol on Thursday night arrested a 23-year-old man for possession of various pyrotechnic paraphernalia. The man was found to have had two flares, four large nautical flares, and ...

Limassol police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old man for an investigated case of conspiracy to commit a felony, illegal possession and use of drugs with intent to supply, illegal possession ...

A 31-year-old suspected bomb-maker was remanded into custody for eight days by the Limassol District Court on Saturday. The man was arrested on Friday after testimony linked him another suspect, ...

Police on Saturday announced that an explosion occurred at approximately 9pm on Friday at the entrance of an apartment in the Mouttalos area of Paphos. According to a police spokesperson, ...

Police on Saturday said that a pharmacy in Paphos suffered damage to its facade and interior following an explosion that took place earlier this morning. According to Paphos police press ...

Paphos police arrested a 22-year-old late on Friday after they found a cache of low-level explosives in his possession. According to police, the arrest came about after a search warrant ...

Forty-seven areas on the island are still classified as dangerous due to landmines or other active remnants of war such as unexploded artillery shells, bombs and grenades, data reported on ...