Govt ‘monitoring situation’ after Akrotiri drone strike

The government is “monitoring the situation” after the British Akrotiri air force base was struck by a drone at around midnight, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday.

He wrote in a post on social media that “the competent authorities immediately activated the required security protocols” in the aftermath of the strike, and that the government is both monitoring the situation and “in constant coordination” with both the British bases’ authorities and the UK’s government in London.

Additionally, he said, the national security council has convened over the matter.

Personnel on the British bases had been informed shortly after 1am that a “small drone” had “impacted the airfield” and that the bases’ authorities were responding.

It was also confirmed that there were no casualties as a result of the strike, but that “minor damage” had been caused.

The bases’ authorities also instructed personnel to “remain in place and await further instruction”, warning that “there may be additional impact”, with the explosion and siren sounds having been heard in nearby Limassol.