The plane that took off from Ercan was turned back in the air to capture a dangerous criminal

At Ercan Airport, a police special operation was carried out to turn back a plane heading to Istanbul. A man suspected of being involved in an armed attack in Nicosia was on board the aircraft.

According to local media reports, the plane took off from Ercan Airport to Istanbul around 10:00 (according to the online schedule, it was a flight of Turkish Airlines). Just 10 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft turned around and landed at the departure airport.

After landing, the suspect on board the plane was arrested.

According to Kıbrıs Postası, due to the emergency landing of the plane in Ercan, there was a disruption in flights, resulting in the cancellation of two more flights.

According to a statement from the police spokesperson, the armed attack involving the detained individual occurred today around 07:15 in the parking lot of a residential building on Akın Bashak Street in Nicosia.

An unknown man fired shots twice at a parked car, causing significant damage to the vehicle. No one was injured in the incident.

As part of further investigation, a 52-year-old suspect was identified and arrested while attempting to leave the country on a plane from Ercan Airport.