Briton arrested for alleged terrorism offences and spying on RAF base in Cyprus | UK news

A British man was arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism in Cyprus.

According to the local media, it is suspected that the shelf acrotira base on the island and Iran has connected with revolutionary guards.

The shelf acrotira is the most important air base of the UK for operations in the Middle East.

. Philenws Website He said the man was arrested on Friday after intelligence.

Reuters reported that he appeared in a regional court on Saturday and ordered him to be detained for eight days. Police said they would not publish more details by referring to national security to the news agency.

Zakaki, close to Akrotiri, is allegedly living in an apartment in Limassol and was observed with a long lens and three mobile phones near the base.

According to the country’s Ant1 news portal, the suspect is allegedly under surveillance of the Airbase of Cyprus, Cyprus Papandreou in the western part of Paphos.

Local reports claimed that it was Azerbaijan, but the United Kingdom Foreign Ministry said that they were working with the authorities upon the arrest of an British.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “We are in contact with the authorities in Cyprus on the arrest of a British man.” He said.

Safety in the Raf Bases is under investigation after the Palestinian action protesters entered the Brize Norton Base in Oxfordshire and destroyed the two aircraft.

The shelf Brize Norton serves as the UK Strategic Air Transport and Fuel Supply Center, including flights to RAF Akrotiri.