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A Russian-made missile fired from Syria exploded over the holiday island of Cyprus after skimming the capital Nicosia, say officials.
Residents saw a light in the sky and heard three massive explosions for miles around when the projectile hit a mountainside north of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday.
Hills were set ablaze as the emergency services rushed to the scene at about 1am local time following reports of a UFO.
It appears the missile was fired from a Syrian air-defence system guarding against an Israeli strike, and it's the first time Cyprus has been caught in the crosshairs of the war in Syria.
Turkish Cypriot foreign minister Kudret Ozersay said it appears a Russian-made missile missed its target and fell onto the Eastern Mediterranean island, which is just 70 miles from Syria's west coast.