The police force said Monday that 62 of its vehicles have been found to be fitted with Takata airbags.
In a brief statement, the police said it has already contacted the supplier of the vehicles to make all necessary arrangements to resolve the issue.

The discovery of the specific airbags in the 62 vehicles does not impact the police’s operational capability, the statement added.

Overall in Cyprus tens of thousands of vehicles, by some estimates up to 80,000, carry the faulty make of airbag.

When deployed, the Takata airbag sends shards of metal flying. The defective component has been blamed for the deaths of at least two people here.