Defence Minister announces process to close Tserkezoi Shooting Range
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said the process to close the Tserkezoi Shooting Range has begun, while Kalo Chorio will remain operational for now.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said the process to close the Tserkezoi Shooting Range has begun, although no timetable has been set.
He said the Kalo Chorio Shooting Range remains under a different arrangement and cannot be removed at this stage, despite residents’ demand for its closure.
Shooting range safety measures
Speaking on CyBC’s “Proino Dromologio”, Palmas said the decision announced concerns the Tserkezoi Shooting Range specifically.
He addressed the discovery of two shells at the Kalo Chorio Shooting Range during firefighting operations for the wildfire in Agia Anna. Palmas said residents’ concerns were understandable, but added that unexploded shells are not unusual at shooting ranges.
He said the aim should be to prevent such incidents entirely and to destroy unexploded shells after every exercise.
Palmas reiterated that access to shooting ranges is prohibited and said a decision has been made to station a guard at the Kalo Chorio Shooting Range around the clock.
National Guard deputy chief
Palmas said the appointment of a new National Guard Deputy Chief will be brought before the Cabinet on Saturday, August 29.
The Cabinet will decide whether to retain the current Deputy Chief, Lieutenant General Neofytos Pachoulides, or appoint one of two Greek Cypriot Major Generals, Charis Georgiou or Andreas Charalambous.
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