Rifle stolen in Larnaca

By a Staff Reporter

A MILITARY rifle was stolen from a 45-year-old National Guardsman’s car in Larnaca yesterday morning, police said.

Savvas Minas, from Psevdas, told police he had been preparing to go on a military exercise when his G3 A4 weapon was stolen from his car, which had been broken into while it was parked on Zenonos Kitieos Street.

The rifle had been placed on the car floor, between the front and back seats, but it was not loaded.

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