Nicosia, March 2, 2026 (AFP) - Cyprus president says Iranian drone crashed into UK base on island

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2026-03-02

Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight (2200 GMT), "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing minor material damage", he said. "We are in a region of particular geopolitical instability with many ch......

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