Terrorism suspect visited Cyprus airbase with US marines and transport aircraft before arrest

(Philenews) Cypriot authorities are convinced the Azerbaijani national arrested on Saturday by police headquarters was operating in Cyprus to gather intelligence against Western interests.

Details of the case presented to Philenews, along with evidence and testimonies secured by the Crime Detection Department, reveal the suspect’s activities coincided with US military movements.

The Azerbaijani, whose identity remains classified by police, went to the “Andreas Papandreou” airbase in Paphos shortly after American transport aircraft and marines arrived there on Friday, one day before his arrest.

On 20 June, intelligence reports indicated American forces were transferred to the “Andreas Papandreou” airbase. The same day, the Azerbaijani, who was in Limassol and is believed to have been acting on behalf of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, took two buses to reach Paphos.

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