Filenews 15 March 2026
The Police proceeded to arrest two other persons, aged 20 and 18, for the clash that took place on Friday night in the area of Agia Fyla in Limassol.
For the same case, another 20-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning, who is in six-day detention.
According to the Police, around 21:35 on Friday, information was received about an incident outside a house in the area. The patrol supervisor as well as members of the Limassol Police Department immediately rushed to the scene for examinations.
Preliminary examinations at the scene revealed that a group of young people - about seven people wearing hoods and holding weapons - allegedly forcibly entered a house where foreigners live, trying to attack them.
The occupants of the house reacted, managing to push the young people out of the house, while immobilizing one of the persons allegedly involved in the incident.
While trying to re-enter the house, the young people damaged two windows of the house.
Before the arrival of the Police at the scene, the rest of the persons fled.
An arrest warrant was obtained for the case against a 20-year-old man from Nicosia, who was arrested and taken into custody to facilitate police examinations. A 6-day detention order was secured against him.
Police investigations continue to identify the other persons allegedly involved in the incident.
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The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.
As a result of the preventive policing operations, four persons were arrested for various offenses, such as, among others, illegal stay on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and illegal employment.
As part of these operations, during the night, 366 vehicles were stopped for inspection and a total of 442 persons were checked. At the same time, 52 inspections of premises were carried out, during which 26 complaints emerged, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency.
During traffic checks carried out, 132 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 11 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged. As part of the police investigations, 11 vehicles were detained.
Two vehicle drivers were found positive in preliminary tests of driving under the influence of drugs. There were also 160 tests for drunk driving, during which ten drivers tested positive.
Coordinated policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with an enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, in order to protect citizens and ensure public order.
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An explosion outside a gym in Nicosia, in the Aglantzia area, owned by a 35-year-old and a 39-year-old, occurred around 10.30 p.m. last night.
As a result, damage was caused to the glass display case of the premises, as well as slight damage to a 29-year-old woman's car, which was parked nearby.
From the examinations that followed, it was found that the explosion was caused by the detonation of an improvised explosive device.
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Members of the Police went around 2 pm yesterday to a specific house in Nicosia, where outside it was a 35-year-old man who was causing concern.
In the attempt of a member of the Police to arrest him, he allegedly attacked the policeman, hitting him in the face with his hands. Additional members of the Police arrived at the scene, with the help of whom the arrest of the 35-year-old was achieved.
At the same time, it was found that there was a fire inside the vehicle of the 34-year-old owner of the house, which, however, was extinguished by the Fire Service who were called to the scene.
When interrogated, the 35-year-old allegedly admitted that he set the fire to the car.
The arrested person was taken into custody, while the member of the Police who was attacked went to the Nicosia General Hospital where he was given first aid and was discharged.
The TAE of Nicosia continues the examinations.
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Ten years after a traffic accident on Archangelou Avenue in Nicosia, the Court of Appeal overturned a first-instance decision of the Nicosia District Court and vindicated a vehicle owner, awarding him compensation for the damages suffered by his vehicle.
According to the decision, the appellant had filed a lawsuit against an insurance company, claiming special damages amounting to €2,955.75, which resulted from a collision of vehicles on May 17, 2016 on Archangelou Avenue in Nicosia, outside a bakery in the area.
According to the admissible facts of the case, the plaintiff's vehicle was legally driven on the side street of the avenue, when a vehicle driven by a woman, insured with the defendant company, reversed from a parking lot and a collision occurred. The insured vehicle was moving backwards, while the plaintiff's vehicle was moving normally forward. The damage to the plaintiff's vehicle was mainly located in the front left door, while the other vehicle was damaged in the rear left corner.
The court of first instance had dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the testimony submitted by the plaintiff was general and vague and did not allow safe conclusions about the circumstances of the accident or the responsibility of the drivers. At the same time, it ruled that the testimony of the driver of the other vehicle was not sufficiently enlightening to reach findings about the root cause of the collision.
The appellant challenged the decision with four grounds of appeal, arguing that the court of first instance had incorrectly assessed the testimony and failed to properly consider the burden of proof on the balance of probabilities.
The Court of Appeal, examining the evidence of the case, held that the court of first instance reached an erroneous decision. As noted in the decision, the appellant's version was clear and simple. The driver of the other vehicle reversed from a side street and collided with a vehicle that was moving normally. This version was supported under oath by the driver of the plaintiff's vehicle, who was not cross-examined and whose reliability was not disputed by the court of first instance.
The Court of Appeal also held that the reports of the driver of the insured vehicle about the existence of a wall that may have restricted visibility could not relieve her of the obligation to make sure that she could move safely to the reverse. On the contrary, the existence of an obstacle to visibility required increased caution before reversing.
According to the Court, the driver of the insured vehicle did not notice the presence of the other vehicle before the collision, which demonstrates negligence in reversing. At the same time, no testimony emerged to justify the attribution of contributory negligence to the driver of the plaintiff's vehicle.
The Court of Appeal concluded that, on the balance of probabilities, the responsibility for the accident lies with the driver of the vehicle moving in reverse and, by extension, the insurance company.
As regards the amount of damages, the Court held that the invoices, damage assessments and affidavits of the appraiser and engineer sufficiently proved the amount of €2,165.05 as special damages caused by the collision, including valuation costs, repairs and loss of use of the vehicle.
Based on the above, the Court of Appeal accepted the appeal, set aside the first instance decision and issued a decision in favour of the appellant for the amount of €2,165.05. At the same time, he awarded the costs of the lawsuit in his favour, as well as appeal costs of €2,000 plus VAT, if paid.
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As part of the investigation of a case of conspiracy to commit a felony and rioting, offenses committed on 26/12/2025 in Limassol, a 28-year-old man was located and arrested last night by virtue of a court warrant pending against him. For the same case, 12 other persons were arrested on 27/12/2025.
Specifically, around nine o'clock in the evening of December 26, information was received about a clash in the area of Agia Zoni in Limassol.
Members of the Limassol Police Department and the Limassol Police Department went to the scene, where they found blood stains, as well as a piece of iron with traces of blood and a pair of shoes.
Subsequently, 12 persons were found in an apartment in the area, including an 18-year-old, who had injuries to his head, legs and various other parts of his body.
An ambulance was called to the scene, which picked up and transported the 18-year-old to the Limassol General Hospital.
The examinations revealed that there was an incident between a number of persons, during which two other persons were injured, in addition to the 18-year-old.
All three injured were taken to Limassol General Hospital, where they received first aid and were discharged.
In a search of the apartment, two cricket bats were found, which had stains, possibly blood, and were taken as evidence.
