Gun-wielding drunk terrorises Kato Paphos but weapon was fake

A DRUNK man wielding a fake gun drunk was arrested on Friday night after allegedly terrorising people in Kato Paphos with a small pistol.

According to police, they were notified at around 10.30pm on Friday that a man was flashing a small pistol to a group of people. When police carried out a check on the man, they allegedly found him to be drunk, while carrying in a shoulder bag a fake pistol and knife.

The man was arrested and detained in connection with charges of using a weapon to cause terror, carrying a weapon and knife and drunkenness.

 

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