British Bases lift Akrotiri restrictions after security incident ends

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Sirens sounded at the British sovereign base of Akrotiri on Friday afternoon in the first security alert since Monday, before the all-clear was given approximately 15 minutes later.

The alert was triggered at around 1:30pm and residents received shelter-in-place instructions via their mobile phones, the British Bases confirmed. The incident concluded shortly after, with movement restrictions lifted.

On March 1, a drone struck RAF Akrotiri in what was the first known attack on a British military installation linked to the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

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