‘We never imagined this’: the Cypriot village on edge after RAF Akrotiri drone strike

Evacuations near RAF base have reignited debate as Cypriots question the risks of hosting western military sitesAll his life, like his parents before him, Giorgos Konstantinos has learned to live next to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus.He has dealt with the roar of planes, the comings and going of military vehicles and the war games. But never has Konstantinos, the village’s vice-mayor, witnessed anything quite like the events of the past two days. Continue reading...


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