More than 10 Syrian citizens living in Paphos punched and hit each other with sticks, crow bars and stones outside the city\u2019s Mall area, with at least three suffering injuries, while seven were arrested and the rest are being sought by police.
\nAccording to a CID report, two opposing groups of Syrians clashed with each other last night for more than an hour at the Mall\u2019s parking and surrounding area, coming to blows and also using sharp instruments they were armed with. It is believed they were seeking to settle a financial score of as yet unknown nature.
\nEyewitnesses called authorities to the scene and most of the individuals involved scattered, with police making seven arrests. Three people are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at the Paphos General.
\nThe CID is investigating the circumstances under which the meeting of the opposing Syrian groups to settle money difference quickly turned violent. According to preliminary accounts, they believe that the brawl was premeditated, as many carried assault instruments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More than 10 Syrian citizens living in Paphos were involved in a violent altercation outside the city\u2019s Mall area, using punches, sticks, crowbars, and stones. At least three individuals suffered injuries, and seven were arrested by police, with others being sought. The clash between two opposing groups of Syrians occurred last night and is believed to have been over a financial dispute. The incident lasted more than an hour, and the combatants were reportedly armed with sharp instruments. Eyewitnesses alerted the authorities, leading to the arrest of seven individuals, while three are receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries at Paphos General Hospital. The CID is investigating the brawl, which is thought to have been premeditated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[232,1017,3,156,148,1018,130,184,720,1019,114],"class_list":["post-3453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-arrest","tag-brawl","tag-cyprus","tag-hospital","tag-local","tag-mall","tag-paphos","tag-police","tag-rest","tag-syrians","tag-top-news"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n