Authorities at the British Bases were on high alert in the early hours of Monday morning, following the impact of an unidentified object within the fenced military area at Akrotiri, Limassol.
According to the same sources, fighter jets were heard flying over the area at around midnight. An alarm was also raised with the Cypriot authorities, who remain on heightened alert alongside officials from the British Bases amid concerns over a possible further strike.
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Two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets of the Royal Air Force, along with an Airbus Voyager KC2 refuelling aircraft, were reportedly scrambled from RAF Akrotiri following reports that an Iranian drone or missile struck the base.
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At least two Typhoon FGR.4 appears to have been scrambled after reports of drone activity at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.@MATA_osint… https://t.co/8Sh0bMGCO5 pic.twitter.com/j3nuA2s7sl
There have been no reports of injuries.
The area surrounding the British Bases has been sealed off, with roads closed to the public as a precautionary measure.
Residents in the vicinity received an emergency message warning of an ongoing security threat. The alert read:
“There is an ongoing security threat. You are requested to return to your homes and remain indoors until further official notice. Stay away from windows and take cover behind or under heavy, solid furniture. Please await further instructions.”
No evacuation order has been issued. However, Civil Defence services remain on standby as the situation continues to be monitored.
The development comes hours after the UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave the US permission to launch 'defensive' strikes on Iranian missile sites from UK bases.
Earlier in the day, the UK's Defence Minister John Healey said that two missiles from Iran were fired in the direction of Cyprus. "We are pretty sure they weren't targeted at our bases," he told Sky News.
His statements prompted a series of denials in Cyprus, where government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis moved to dismiss the claims as false, saying there was no indication of a threat to Cyprus.
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas also followed suit, ardently denying that any missiles had been fired toward Cyprus. At around 1:30pm Cyprus time, President Nikos Christodoulides posted on X that he had spoken to Starmer, and claimed the PM "confirmed clearly and unequivocally that Cyprus was not a target."