UK defence minister flies to Cyprus to ease tension over drone strike on RAF base
by Jessica Elgot in Nicosia from World news | The Guardian on (#740YD)
John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island
John Healey flew into Cyprus on Wednesday night to calm the diplomatic fallout over a drone that evaded detection and hit an RAF base, prompting fury from local ministers.
UK officials believe a drone that hit an RAF base in Cyprus evaded detection by flying low and slow when it was launched by pro-Iranian militia in Lebanon or western Iraq.
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