Two Iranian missiles were fired towards Cyprus, British Defense Minister John Healy said today, specifying that they were intercepted. This information, however, was denied by his Cypriot counterpart Vassilis Palmas, reports the electronic publication "Cyprus Mail", quoted by BTA.
There are two British military bases in Cyprus, the publication specifies.
Healy said that it is still not clear whether the missiles were aimed at British facilities on the island. "We are not sure if they were deliberately aimed at our bases," he told Sky News.
However, his Cypriot counterpart Vassilis Palmas categorically denied these reports. Speaking to the national news agency KNA, he dismissed claims of alleged missile strikes on Cyprus.
Meanwhile, government spokesman Konstantinos Lethimbiotis wrote on the Ex website: "There are no indications that there was a threat to Cyprus". "The competent authorities are closely monitoring the situation at all times," he added.
The KNA also reported that President Nikos Christodoulides has called a meeting of the National Security Council for this afternoon in the context of events in the Middle East.