What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 2011
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 34.73° N, 33.28° E
- Description
- Cyprus tragedy
- Deaths
- 13
- Injured
- 62
- Cause
- explosion
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
2011 self-detonation of a munitions stockpile in Cyprus
On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca District in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 people, including the Commander of the Cyprus Navy, Andreas Ioannides, the base commander, Lambros Lambrou, and six firefighters. A further 62 people were injured.
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