An explosion at the police headquarters of a U.K. military base has slightly injured one policeman and caused minor structural damage, a British spokesman said Tuesday. Kristian Gray said that authorities are treating the pre-dawn explosion at Dhekelia Garrison near Cyprus' southeastern coast as a criminal matter. Cyprus state broadcaster RIK said that an explosive device was hurled at the police headquarters' entrance from a passing motorcycle. Cyprus' criminal underworld has used drive-by bombings to send messages to rivals or authorities that are hurting their business interests. Britain retained two military bases after the east Mediterranean island gained independence from British colonial rule in 1960.

Source: Fox News June 13, 2017 06:37 UTC