Missile from Syria-Israel clash lands on Cyprus
Russian-made missile crashes into mountainside overnight, setting hills ablaze
A missile has struck Cyprus, skimming the densely populated capital, Nicosia, and crashing on a mountainside in what officials said could have been a spillover of an Israeli strike on Syria and a counter response.
The impact occurred about 1am (10pm GMT) in the region of Tashkent, also known as Vouno, 12 miles (20km) north-east of Nicosia, with the explosion setting hills ablaze and heard for miles around. There were no casualties.