CYPRUS

The opening of the Famagusta beach comes as Turkey is pushing for a two-state solution on the divided island, at a time when the International Community is putting forward as the only acceptable solution that of a single state within the framework of a Bi-Communal-Dizonal Federation

Those suspected of planning the attack had used the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island as a base and had been under the surveillance of Cypriot intelligence services for several months