(Mirror)
Chris Kitching July 1, 2019 13:17
A Russian-made missile fired from Syria exploded over the Greek island of Cyprus after skimming the capital Nicosia, say officials.
Residents saw a light in the sky and heard three massive explosions for miles around when the projectile hit a mountainside north of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday.
Hills were set ablaze as the emergency services rushed to the scene at about 1am local time following reports of a UFO.
It appears the missile was fired from a Syrian air-defense system guarding against an Israeli strike, and it's the first time Cyprus has been caught in the cross-hairs of the war in Syria.
Turkish Cypriot foreign minister Kudret Ozersay said it appears a Russian-made missile missed its target and fell onto the Eastern Mediterranean island, which is just 70 miles from Syria's west coast.
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