Checkpoint opens at Ay. Dometios

By a Staff Reporter

POLICE announced yesterday that the Ayios Dometios checkpoint in Nicosia will be opened tomorrow for cars only, while pedestrians will still only be able to cross from the Ledra Palace checkpoint. The new checkpoint, being opened in an effort to ease traffic congestion around the other checkpoints, is near the race track on Demokratia Avenue in Ayios Dometios.

According to police, a ministerial committee which met on Friday has decided to ask the United Nations for the opening up of more checkpoints to allow for the easier flow of traffic between the two sides.

In their statement, the police reminded the public about the dangers of entering the buffer zone at non-designated points: “Within the buffer zone, minefields have been laid down since 1974, which pose a serious threat to the lives of anyone who enters it.” They also pointed out the was danger that someone might unwittingly enter a minefield laid down by Turkish forces.

The police said that those who enter the occupied north from non-designated points also run the risk of coming across mines or being arrested by the occupation forces.

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