British soldier shot
Limassol - A British soldier was shot and slightly wounded yesterday when a group of drunken soldiers attacked a Cypriot policeman who fired warning shots, police said.
A police statement said the policemen intervened to break up a brawl between half a dozen British soldiers and local youths outside a pub in the predawn hours. AP
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