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Three National Guard officers suspended over Mari blast

By Poly Pantelides 03/08/11
THE DEFENCE Ministry yesterday announced the suspension of three National Guard (NG) officers in connection with a criminal investigation into the events leading to the Evangelos Florakis naval base blast on July 11. The explosion killed 13 soldiers and fire-fighters and knocked out Cyprus’ main power station at Vasilikos, causing an energy crisis. The blast was caused by munitions stored in 98 containers seized from a ship sailing from Iran to Syria in 2009... 6 comments
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