Police patrol car attacked with firecrackers near church in Larnaca

Larnaca, Cyprus. Police said a patrol car was attacked with firecrackers near a church in Larnaca on Friday after officers responded to a report of a fire in a rubbish bin.

Incident outside Ayios Afxentiou and Efstathiou church

Police said they received information at around 11pm about a fire in a rubbish bin in front of the church of Ayios Afxentiou and Efstathiou in Larnaca. Upon the arrival of officers at the scene, police said unknown individuals launched fireworks at the front of the vehicle.

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