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 Defense 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.
The incident came as Britain agreed on Sunday to allow the United States to use British military bases to fire "defensive" strikes at Iranian missile systems.
