Minister of Justice and Public Order Loukas Louka described as very serious and delicate the case of the 24 year old man who is in custody on suspicion of involvement in possible terrorist attacks against Israeli interests in Cyprus.

Speaking to the press on Sunday, Loukas said that any statements may harm the case, noting that “the authorities should be left to investigate the case before releasing further information”.

Replying to a question, Louka said that the authorities did not collaborate only with Israel in order to arrest the suspect, “but with foreign authorities with which there was cooperation and exchange of information”.

The 24 year old Lebanese suspect had a remand order against him renewed for another seven days by Limassol district court on Friday.

According to the police, the suspect was arrested in connection with particular serious offences following the evaluation of certain information.