The Larnaca District Court today issued an eight-day detention order against a 22-year-old person to facilitate Police investigations into an ongoing case of attempted murder of a security guard and arson of four rental car company vehicles on the Larnaca - Dhekelia road on August 14.
According to the Larnaca Police Directorate, "members of the Larnaca TAE in cooperation with other Departments, Units and Services of the Police, following testimony obtained through examinations and interrogations and after collecting, processing and analyzing information, proceeded on Tuesday, September 2, to conduct an operation at a residence of foreign persons in an area of the suburbs of Nicosia with the assistance of the special anti-terrorist unit of the MMAD."
The operation "resulted in the arrest, with a court warrant, of the 22-year-old foreigner, as a suspect in the commission of offenses involving, among others, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, arson, illegal possession of a firearm and explosives and receiving stolen goods. A search followed at the 22-year-old's home and at premises he maintains in Nicosia, where various items of evidence were located and seized."
The 22-year-old was brought before the Larnaca District Court today, which issued a detention order against him for eight days.
As part of the investigations into this specific case, the Police proceeded on August 26 and 27, respectively, to arrest two other individuals, aged 27 and 44. The two arrested individuals continue to be held in custody pursuant to a court order to facilitate the investigations.
It is noted that from the investigations of the investigators, which were extended to three provinces, Larnaca, Nicosia and Paphos, the results of the scientific examinations of the evidence received and the forensic examination of mobile phones are awaited.
Larnaca Police Department investigators are conducting investigations to identify and arrest two more individuals who appear to be involved in the case, the vehicle in which the perpetrators escaped, and the weapon used during the attempted murder.
According to the facts of the case, at around 4 am on August 14, four cars were set on fire at a car rental office located on the coastal road of Pyla.
From the examinations carried out by members of the Larnaca Police and the Larnaca Fire Department, who went to the area, it became apparent that two people in a car approached the scene and set fire to the vehicles after covering them with flammable material.
The security guard at the venue reported to the Police that he heard a number of gunshots but without any injuries.
The case is being investigated by the Larnaca Police Department.
