Non-essential personnel to leave UK airbase in Cyprus after suspected drone strike

Apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri took place hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sites

Non-essential personnel will leave the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus after it was hit by a suspected drone strike, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

A security alert put out to residents in the vicinity of Akrotiri by the British base’s administration advised residents to shelter in place until further notice “following a suspected drone impact”.