A fire broke out in the Russian science and culture center in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, on Wednesday, the Russian media “Meduza” reports.
A fire broke out in the Russian science and culture center in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, on Wednesday, the Russian media “Meduza” reports.
As the head of the center, Alina Radchenko, told the Russian propaganda agency TASS, “two bangs were heard” and “according to eyewitnesses, Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building.”
Cyprus, the building of the Russian center of science and culture is on fire, it is said that a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the building. pic.twitter.com/GpGjgkJjld
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The flames engulfed both the walls and the roof of the building. All people were successfully evacuated from the building, Radchenko said.
Firefighters are working at the scene. They do not rule out that people may have remained in the burning building.
