Related
Turkey military helicopter crash kills 17 
Afghan helicopter crash kills 11, including foreign… At least 12 people have been killed in a massive explosion at a military base in the south of Cyprus.
The blast, which ripped through the Evangelos Florakis naval base, has also knocked out the island’s largest power plant.
A number of people have also been injured.
It is thought the blast happened in a dump housing munitions that Cyprus had confiscated from a ship travelling to Syria from Iran in 2009.
More about: Accident, Cyprus, MilitaryCopyright © 2013 euronews
Top Stories
Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years
The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April - the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shi'ites, who lead the government, have reached their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011. At…
Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair
Around 30 Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting in Qusair…
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey
A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two…
Latest world news
Economic case for UK to stay in Europe is ‘overwhelming’- Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey
- Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years
- Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair
- Hundreds stranded by floods in southern Chinese province
- Iraq: Baghdad and Basra hit by car bomb attacks
- Chinese leader seeks trust in India
- Tornadoes rip through central US
- Yahoo poised to buy New York-based blogging service
- Briton admits killing children in France
