Greek Cypriot ‘arms smugglers’ held

The pair are to appear in court on Thursday, just days after the two estranged communities on Cyprus voted on a UN peace plan aimed at ending their 30-year division.

Unification was killed off by a massive "no" vote on the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot side, even though it received an equally strong "yes" from the breakaway Turkish Cypriots.

The results meant only Cyprus’ Greek south can join the EU on 1 May.