Cypriot authorities have arrested two Pakistani men on the basis of British intelligence of a planned car bomb attack on a Western embassy, a Greek Cypriot newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The respected Phileleftheros daily said police went on alert after receiving information naming the suspects and the registration of the vehicle to be used in the attack. The American embassy had no comment on the report, while the British diplomatic mission was not immediately available to react. Phileleftheros said the two Pakistanis were tracked down.