Sirens sound at UK’s Akrotiri airbase on Cyprus, Cypriot state TV says

NICOSIA, March 2 (Rtrs) – Sirens went ​off at ‌Britain’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus ‌shortly ​after ⁠midday (on Monday, ⁠hours after it was hit by ​an unmanned drone, ⁠Cyprus’s ⁠state TV ​CyBC reported.

In a ​live broadcast CyBC ‌reported sirens going off ⁠at the base, and aircraft taking ⁠off ‌from ⁠the facility ​close ‌to the ​southern city ⁠of Limassol.

(Writing by Michele KambasEditing by Gareth ​Jones)