Iranian-made drone hits British air base in Cyprus, causing limited damage - Reuters
Iranian-made drone hits British air base in Cyprus, causing limited damage Reuters
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Notable Quotes
"This is an unmanned drone strike, specifically on the airport runway and we’re not able to provide further information and detail at this point."
— Yvette Cooper , Politician
"We are working on every possible option."
— Yvette Cooper , Politician
"we will allow the United States to use British military bases to destroy Iranian missiles at source"
— Sir Keir Starmer , Politician
"we had two missiles fired in the direction of Cyprus"
— John Healey , Politician
"this is not the case and there is no indication whatsoever that the country was under threat"
— Konstantinos Letymbiotis , Politician
"categorically denies that which Healey had asserted"
— Vasilis Palmas , Politician
"for specific and limited defensive purposes"
— Keir Starmer , Politician
Key People
John Healey is the UK's Defence Secretary who recently resigned due to concerns over military funding.
British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party.
Konstantinos Letymbiotis is a government spokesman for Cyprus.
President of Cyprus.
Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.
Tufan Erhurman is a Turkish Cypriot leader.
Vasilis Palmas is the Defence Minister of Cyprus.
Yvette Cooper is a British Labour Party politician who has served in various ministerial roles.
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A drone struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, causing minor damage but no casualties. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the incident and is responding to the situation.
The UK Ministry of Defence is responding to a suspected drone strike at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with no casualties reported.
The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed a suspected Iranian drone strike at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with no casualties reported and minor damage caused.
RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck by a drone, causing minor damage but no casualties. Personnel were instructed to shelter in place.
RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck by a drone, causing minor damage but no injuries. The incident occurred after the UK granted the US permission for defensive strikes against Iranian targets.
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