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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
London, March 4 (Xinhua) – Britain is sending helicopters and a warship to Cyprus. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this on Tuesday.
"The UK is fully committed to the security of Cyprus and the British military personnel stationed there. We are continuing our defensive operations, and I have just spoken to the President of Cyprus, informing him that we are deploying anti-drone helicopters and that the warship HMS Dragon will be deployed to the region," Starmer wrote on social media.
The British airbase at Akrotiri on the southern coast of Cyprus was attacked by a drone early Monday, base officials and the Cypriot government said.
Base officials reported that personnel had been informed of a "small drone" entering the airfield and that the base was responding to the incident. No injuries were reported, but "minor damage" was caused.
The strike came shortly after Starmer announced he would allow the US to use British military bases to "destroy Iranian missiles where they are deployed."
Local media reported that the surveillance plane circled southern Cyprus for about three hours early Monday morning and remained airborne as of 04:00 local time.
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