Security alert issued at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus

The UK’s RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus has had to issue a security alert in the early hours of Tuesday 3 March 2026. The Daily Mirror reported that:

According to the Cyprus Mail, a security alert was briefly issued at the UK’s Akrotiri RAF base in Cyprus early on Tuesday.

Just before 8am, staff at the base were warned for the third time since Sunday night of an “ongoing security threat” and told to return home and remain indoors until further notice.

Personnel were also instructed to stay away from windows, take shelter behind solid furniture, and wait for further updates.

The alert came just hours after Keir Starmer again lied that the UK is not involved in attacks on Iran, despite allowing US warplanes to use RAF bases for such attacks.

More than sixty flights to and from Cyprus had already been cancelled before this latest attack. Iran will consider UK assets a legitimate target because of Starmer’s collaboration in the illegal US-Israel attacks on its cities, hospitals and leadership.

Starmer continues to endanger British civilians, service personnel and interests.

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