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British Task Force reaches Cyprus
A tornado has caused extensive damage to shops and property near the Cypriot port of Limassol. The main story was on the tornado, but there was a throw-away line at the bottom that caught my eye. Bad weather also delayed the arrival of the 15-ship British naval task force that was gathering off Cyprus on Monday to head on to the Gulf, according to officials at the British base near Limassol. This is the Ark Royal task force. I'm not a expert on British naval movements, but isn't Cyprus a little far, east? Pretty close to those Turkish ports. Of course, they may always stop at the British base there, but..... Posted by: Steve 2003-01-27 |
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