Nine British soldiers have been charged after a bar brawl in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus in the early hours of Saturday, BBC reported Sunday.
The soldiers, arrested after the incident, have been charged with offenses ranging from assault to Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), which carries a maximum seven-year sentence, the report said.
Ten men are alleged to have got into a fight which spilled into the resort's Bedrock Inn and left three soldiers and two Greek Cypriots injured.
"We can confirm there was an incident on Friday night in the Cypriot town of Ayia Napa involving a number of British forces. We can now confirm that nine soldiers serving with 2 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have been charged with a variety of offenses and inquiries into the incident are continuing," a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
"The military police continue to work closely with the local police as part of the ongoing investigation," the spokesman said.
The arrested soldiers were reportedly celebrating the end of their tour of duty in the bar and smashed up furniture and broke bottles.
When the owner of the bar and a friend tried to intervene they were attacked.
In addition to the charges already brought against them by the Cypriot police, the soldiers are likely to face disciplinary measures from within the army.
Some 3,650 British personnel and civilian workers are based in Cyprus at military bases on the Mediterranean island.
Source:Xinhua
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