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A Cypriot government spokesperson has just confirmed that two unmanned drones headed to RAF Akrotiri were intercepted before reaching the base.

Two unmanned aerial vehicles that were moving towards the direction of the British Bases at Akrotiri were confronted in time," Konstantinos Letymbiotis said.