Early morning blast in Limassol

POLICE yesterday sought one suspect in connection with an early morning bomb explosion at the entrance of a house in Limassol.

The device had been placed at the entrance of a home belonging to a 55-year-old man who was lying on the couch in the living room at the time of the explosion but was not injured.

The 4am blast caused extensive damage to the entrance of the 55-year-old’s home and a neighbouring house.

Police said based on information they received the issued an arrest warrant against a man, they did not name.

Limassol CID chief Yiannakis Georgiou said the motives behind the bomb seemed to be financial.

The 55-year-old recently returned from the United States where he lived for the past 30 years.

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