Bomb scare at Disy headquarters

NICOSIA police called out the bomb squad yesterday after receiving a telephone call from a passer-by, who grew alarmed on finding a suspicious- looking briefcase abandoned near the new Disy Party headquarters.

Police halted traffic at the intersection of Pindarou and Agathocleos streets at around 11am, while explosive experts guided a robot bomb- disposal machine to the entrance of the still-unfinished Disy building’s underground car park.

After cautiously approaching and opening the briefcase with the robot device, bomb squad personnel discovered it contained only tools, the Nicosia police duty officer said. No explosives were found in association with the briefcase, they said.

The identity of the briefcase’s owner was not immediately known.

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