Police find possible C4 near Larnaca port

Larnaca police received a tip on Friday night that unidentified material that could be explosive was found at the city’s port area.

CID members arrived at the area, where they spotted a pink nylon bag containing roughly 400 grams of a plastic substance, possibly C4 explosive.

Police bomb technicians were called to the scene and collected the bag for further examination.

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