MAN IS ARRESTED 'FOR SPYING ON BRITISH RAF BASE IN CYPRUS' AS TENSION MOUNTS OVER ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
Police in Cyprus have arrested a man who allegedly had an RAF base on the island 'under surveillance' on suspicion of terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday.
The individual appeared before a district court this morning amid rising tensions in the Israel-Iran war.
The court ordered an eight-day detention pending inquiries.
No further details would be issued, police said, citing national security reasons.
Several Cypriot news outlets reported the suspect was a man of Azeri ethnic descent and had been arrested in the Zakaki suburb of the coastal city of Limassol.
The suspect was thought to have had a British RAF military base in nearby Akrotiri under surveillance, as well as Cyprus's own Andreas Papandreou Air Base in the western region of Paphos since mid-April, Cyprus's ANT1 news portal reported.
Cyprus lies very close to the Middle East and has in recent days been used as a transit point for people either leaving or going to the region amid a conflict between regional foes Israel and Iran.
Terror-related offences on the island are very rare.
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
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