Bomb goes off outside immigration officer’s home

A BOMB EXPLODED yesterday in Larnaca outside the house of an Immigration Department police sergeant.

The device went off at 12.20am outside the house of 55-year-old police sergeant Takis Petrou at Ayios Georgios Makris Street.

Petrou is on pre-retirement leave from the Immigration Department.

No one was injured during the blast.

The bomb, which was placed on the veranda, destroyed the front door, and caused damage to the hallway.

Petrou said he did not suspect anyone, and he had not received any threats concerning his service at the Immigration Department.

The bomb squad sealed off the area and carried out investigations.

Bomb Squad Chief Antonis Shiakallis said a homemade high intensity device had caused the explosion.

Justice Minister Nicos Koshis yesterday expressed his concern about the motives behind the blast.

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