Errant missile from Syria-Israel clash lands on Cyprus
Reuters, Nicosia Monday, 1 July 2019
An errant missile struck Cyprus early Monday, skimming the densely populated capital Nicosia and crashing on a mountainside in what officials said could have been a spillover of an Israeli strike on Syria and a counter response.
The explosion occurred around 1 a.m. (2200 GMT Sunday) in the region of Tashkent, also known as Vouno, some 20 kilometers northeast of Nicosia, with the impact setting hills ablaze and heard for miles around. There were no casualties.
An Israeli air strike was underway against Syria at the time. Syrian state media said the Syrian air defenses had fired in response to the Israeli attack.
Read more at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2019/07/01/Object-which-hit-north-Cyprus-appears-to-have-been-missile-says-FM.html
Cyprus, yes, is in the neighborhood over there. Quite a curious handful of news stories this morning from the Middle East.
