Cyprus Mail31 Jul 2026

Questions raised over who knew of firing range exercise

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas was on Friday accused of trying to shift the real responsibility for Monday’s fire that started from the Kalo Chorio firing range from senior levels of the National Guard to the 70th Engineers Battalion.

The fire, which destroyed 1.2 square kilometres and prompted evacuations in nearby villages, was also reported on Friday to have been a joint exercise in the destruction of ordinance between the National Guard and US forces....

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