Tourist’s purse snatched

A 52-YEAR old tourist had her purse snatched on Wednesday in Limassol, police said.

According to the police report, the woman was walking down a street at 6.30pm when she was approached by a car with four passengers. The car drove up to her and the driver side passenger snatch the bag.

The purse contained a mobile phone, a camera and other valuables worth around €1,380, police said.

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