Bus driver cries foul over airport assault

A Turkish Cypriot bus driver says Greek Cypriots threw rocks at his vehicle at Larnaca International Airport where he had gone to pick up tourists.
According to local media, a Turkish Cypriot driver is expected to give a statement to the bicommunal crime committee on Friday regarding an alleged attack by Greek Cypriot bus drivers earlier this week.
The complainant says he was assaulted by bus drivers who pushed him and threw rocks and water bottles while he had 25 tourists inside his bus who had just arrived at LCA from Hungary and were catching a connection to the north.
According to reports, the Turkish Cypriot driver told local media that the assault took place in front of the eyes of security officers, who were simply watching according to the allegation without trying to intervene.
Greek Cypriot bus drivers kept chasing him and trying to block his path as...

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