Cyprus arrests Azerbaijani man linked to IRGC over suspected terror plot

Police in Cyprus have arrested an Azerbaijani man with alleged ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on suspicion of involvement in a terror-related plot, Cypriot media reported Friday.

The arrest, made in the southern city of Limassol, followed intelligence suggesting the man was planning an imminent attack, according to Phileleftheros, Cyprus’s largest daily newspaper. Authorities said he had been in the country since April.

The suspect was brought before Limassol District Court on Friday and ordered held for eight days pending investigation. Police declined to release further details, citing national security concerns.