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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Nicosia

UK faces growing calls from locals to remove Cyprus military bases

Mathaios Stavrinides (left) holds anti-British base banner as protestors march through Nicosia
Mathaios Stavrinides (left) holds anti-British base banner as protesters march through Nicosia. Photograph: Helena Smith/The Guardian

Britain is facing growing calls to withdraw its military bases from Cyprus as locals step up protests against facilities seen as a threat to their security after an unprecedented drone attack on RAF Akrotiri.

Anger over the installations spilled on to the streets of Nicosia, the capital, as protesters chanting “out with the bases of death” marched to the colonial-era presidential palace on Saturday amid fears of the Mediterranean nation being dragged into the wider Iran conflict.

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