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Two drones intercepted heading for RAF base, Cyprus says
RAF Akrotiri was struck by a small one-way attack drone with no casualties; UK deploys counter-drone systems, F-35 jets, and HMS Dragon to enhance base defenses.
- On Saturday, the RAF base Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck by a small one-way attack drone amid a fresh Middle East conflict that began on Saturday.
- Regional escalation has led to hostilities entering their third day with the US and Israel striking Iran, and the UK reports limited damage from a drone at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
- In response, the Ministry of Defence moved families and non-essential staff to alternative accommodation and deployed counter-drone systems, F-35 jets and radar to Cyprus.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were no casualties and the base continues to operate while officials state all precautionary measures are being taken around the airport runway.
- The UK has not yet confirmed the drone's origin, and Cyprus's president said authorities are on full alert after a limited 'damage' incident involving an unmanned drone.
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RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was hit by a drone, which has threatened the safety of British military personnel, and now the Foreign Office has issued a warning to tourists there
The Cypriot town of Akrotiri was this Tuesday a ghost town. The tables were set in a tavern next to the entrance of the base of the Royal British Air Force (RAF) attacked on Monday by Iranian drones, ready for diners to sit on them; but the place remained closed to lime and singing, giving it a ghostly look. The same was true of the pizza shop, the Indian restaurant and the various pubs that live on the tastes of the British soldiers.
Greece will move a Patriot battery to the island of Karpathos in the southeastern Aegean Sea today as part of the country's efforts to bolster defenses against possible air attacks, a day after an Iranian drone struck a British air base in Cyprus, state broadcaster ERT reported, Ekathimerini reports.
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