2 Students from south Cyprus arrested for entering the closed off town of Varosha

Three male European nationals, between the ages of 21 and 24, who have crossed to north Cyprus from south Cyprus landed in trouble after they were caught trespassing into the closed off town of Varosha on Saturday.

According to Turkish Cypriot media reports, the three – two from Latvia, one from Poland all students of a university in south Cyprus were arrested last Saturday for allegedly entering into the town of Varosha, which is a Turkish military area, and for taking photos. 

Report say they reportedly entered the closed off town by cutting the wire fence. The three men will be brought before a Lefkosa court on Thursday.

According to Yeni Duzen newspaper, reports that the three also took items they found in some of the abandoned buildings as souvenirs, were not confirmed.