Hoard of firecrackers found in Limassol

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a large number of fireworks, firecrackers and smoke bombs were discovered in a house in Limassol on Wednesday afternoon.

Reportedly, the man, who was seen leaving the building which was under observation by police after a tip off, admitted that he had smuggled a large number of the items  from the occupied areas through Pyla.

CyBC said that police sealed off the building off for the night and they were to decide today as to the safest way to remove the explosives.

Starting from March, police launched a campaign to clamp down on the sale of firecrackers leading up to Easter.

To prevent injuries, police are organising lectures in schools, involving community police and its bomb squad, in a bid to highlight the problem.

Earlier in the day, an 18-year-old army conscript was injured while trying to set off an improvised explosive device, and was rushed to the Famagusta General hospital in Paralimni for surgery as the explosion seriously injured his hand.

Two weeks ago, two Limassol youths, aged 21 and 19, lost their hands after a firecracker they were making blew up. The 21-year-old had his left hand amputated, while the 19-year-old suffered partial amputation of his left hand, a burn in his left eye and right hand, and nose injury.

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