Greek C-130 lands in Paphos amid security buildup

A C-130 transport aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force has landed in Paphos on Monday night, making it the fifth Greek aircraft to arrive on the island since the start of the week, the Cyprus Mail learned on Tuesday.

According to the flight-tracking platform Flightradar24, the aircraft departed from Chania and was scheduled to land in Paphos at around 9.40pm.

The C-130 is a four-engine military transport aircraft capable of reaching a maximum speed of 621 kilometres per hour.