‘Iran-linked spy' arrested in Cyprus for ‘plotting terror attack on British military base'
A MAN linked to Iran has been arrested on suspicion of spying and plotting a terror attack against a British military base in Cyprus.
The suspect, from Azerbaijan, has been associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to local media.
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The suspected is believed to have been monitoring the RAF Akrotiri base since mid-April
Credit: Doug Seeburg
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A man has been arrested in Cyprus for allegedly planning a terror attack on a British military base
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The arrest was made based on intelligence
Credit: Getty
He was arrested following intelligence that he was planning an attack, according to Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros.
Officials believe he had been monitoring a British RAF military base in nearby Akrotiri since April, along with Cyprus's own Andreas Papandreou Air Base.
He has been charge with terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday.
Police said no further details would be released on national security grounds.
Cyprus lies very close to the Middle East, and has been used as a transport portal to the region since Iran and Israel began trading missiles.
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