Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-05-09
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[01] Bethlehem militants to be flown to Cyprus before moving īn
[01] Bethlehem militants to be flown to Cyprus before moving īn
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Bethlehem militants to be flown to Cyprus before moving īn
Nicosia, May 9 (CNA) -- Under strict security measures, 13 Palestinian
militants now besieged in the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem by
Israeli troops, will be temporarily accommodated in Cyprus before being
moved to other countries, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides announced
here tonight.
He said the Cyprus government "has played a role, behind the scenes, in
the effort to end the siege of the Church of Nativity."
Kasoulides told a late-night news conference that the agreement for
their transfer to Cyprus, probably tonight, and from here on to other
countries, "was reached tonight" and said "an RAF aircraft will leave
the Akrotiri British Bases (in Cyprus) for Tel Aviv in order to pick up
13 Palestinians and land on return at the Larnaca airport" to be handed
over to Cypriot authorities.
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