Explosion at Cyprus military base leaves at least 8 dead

Athens/Nicosia - At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion Monday at a military base near the southern Cyprus city of Limassol, radio reports said.
The explosions just before 6 am (0400 GMT) left dozens injured at the Evangelos Florakis base, and ambulances were rushing to the scene to treat the injured.
The blast was believed to have occurred in a dump housing more than 98 containers of munitions that Cyprus had confiscated from a vessel heading to Syria from Iran in 2009.
Police cut off traffic between Limassol and Nicosia as thick clouds of black smoke were seen rising around the base and drifting towards the two cities.