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Blast Injures Police Officer Near British Military Base; Terrorism Not Believed Involved

June 13 2017

Cyprus

A relatively small explosion close to a British military base in Cyprus has injured a policeman, say British officials cited by Agence France-Presse.

The blast occurred early Tuesday outside a police station on the Dhekelia military base near the southern coastal Cypriot town of Larnaca, said a British military spokesman.

He ruled out terrorism, saying "this is being treated as a criminal incident."

Someone on a motorcycle apparently threw a grenade over the perimeter...

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