UK’s Cooper confirms drone hit Akrotiri runway

The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Monday confirmed that the drone which had hit the country’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus had struck the aerodrome’s runway.

“This is an unmanned drone strike, specifically on the airport runway, and we are not able to provide further information and detail at this point, but obviously, all of the precautionary measures are being taken around the base,” she told British television channel Sky News.

Asked whether the UK is now a “target”...