Article 73Y5R UK RAF airbase in Cyprus hit by drone strike

UK RAF airbase in Cyprus hit by drone strike

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Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#73Y5R)

Officials believe drone was launched before PM agreed to let US use British military bases to attack Iran missile sites

A one-way attack drone has struck the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus, prompting a partial evacuation of the base.

Officials believe the drone, which hit at about midnight local time, was launched before Keir Starmer announced the UK would allow the US to use its airbases to bomb Iranian missile sites, but it had not yet been publicly determined from where the drone was launched.

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