Police find bomb in car

A STROVOLOS tyre-repair man was arrested and remanded in custody yesterday after police said they found a home-made explosive device hidden in his car.

Nicosia District Court heard that police had stopped 27-year-old Kyriacos Kaimis as he drove down Nicosia’s Limassol Avenue at around 5.30am yesterday. A search of his car unearthed a bomb made out of a hand grenade with explosives strapped to it, police said.

The court remanded Kaimis for eight days on suspicion of illegal possession of an explosive device.

Radio reports speculated that the bomb was to have been used for a gangland hit.

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