Expat couple attacked by masked burglars

A BRITISH couple in Paphos were attacked in their home in the early hours of yesterday by three hooded men with a hunting rifle, police said.

The three men broke into the house of the resident couple at around 4am by breaking the bathroom window. Police said they hit the man with the butt of the rifle, tied his wife up and gagged her with tape while they searched the drawers in the bedroom.

However, they left without taking anything, according to the police.

The British man was taken to Paphos hospital for treatment and kept in for observation, but his condition is not life threatening.

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