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Three Men Charged in Cyprus Terror Plot, Trial Aug 6

6/12/2026

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Suspects Sent Trial

Larnaca Court sent three suspects, 32, 38, and 54, to Criminal Court for trial on August 6, facing terrorism and criminal-organisation charges.
Investigators say the 38-year-old is the figure who entered Cyprus and planned explosives attacks on Israeli targets.
Police say the 38-year-old and a 37-year-old trained at a Hamas camp in Malaysia in August 2025.
President Nikos Christodoulides said state services work to protect citizens and manage security without public debate.

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Palestinian Plots Attack

Police say the 37-year-old Palestinian suspect plotted an attack on an Israeli cruise ship scheduled to dock in Crete on Tuesday.
He arrived in Greece in 2023, received asylum, was detained on June 6, with lab gear and explosives found in his Athens flat.
Lawyer Spyridon Pantazis argues the defendant’s character and demeanor do not match a terrorist profile, calling the evidence tenuous.

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Suspects Sent Trial

Larnaca Court sent three suspects, 32, 38, and 54, to Criminal Court for trial on August 6, facing terrorism and criminal-organisation charges.
Investigators say the 38-year-old is the figure who entered Cyprus and planned explosives attacks on Israeli targets.
Police say the 38-year-old and a 37-year-old trained at a Hamas camp in Malaysia in August 2025.
President Nikos Christodoulides said state services work to protect citizens and manage security without public debate.

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