Explosion in Paphos damages car and storefront
A bomb explosion in the Paphos caused serious damage to a vehicle it was placed and storefront, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the explosion occurred in a vehicle parked outside a car parts store in the Konia industrial area.
The explosion occurred at 2.30am on Sunday morning.
Police said that the business, whose windows were damaged in the explosion, is owned by a 40-year-old, while the vehicle with the bomb belonged to his 69-year-old father and was being used by the 40-year-old and other employees of his company.
The fire in the vehicle was put out using a fire extinguisher by an employee of the store, who lives in a small apartment on the premises.
Police said from initial investigations it seems fuel in a jerrycan was used for the explosion. According to authorities, when the jerrycan was lit, the pressure caused an explosion and then made the fire spread.
The scene has been cordoned off and police are investigating.