British air base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike, Sky News reports

Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike overnight, causing ‌limited damage ⁠and ⁠no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the UK's Ministry of Defence said.

A Cyprus government spokesperson said that "information received through various channels indicates that it involved an unmanned drone, which caused limited ⁠damage". ‌A security alert put out to residents in the vicinity ⁠of Akrotiri by the British bases administration advised residents to shelter in place until further notice 'following a suspected drone impact'.

Britain retains sovereignty over the territory of two bases on the eastern Mediterranean island, ‌which is a member of the European Union. RAF Akrotiri covers a sprawling, ⁠square-shaped peninsula on the southern tip of Cyprus. The last time it was directly attacked was by Libyan militants in the mid-1980s.