Two people have been kept in a holding cell at Larnaca airport for over two months, police confirmed on Sunday.

Responding to press reports, it said the case refers to two people from Congo who have not been permitted entrance to the Republic.

“For this reason they have been kept at a special holding area at Larnaca airport for about two months,” a police statement said.

They were kept in custody while asylum applications they have lodged in another country are evaluated, it added.

While they have been in custody all services of the state have been offered to them, the police clarified.

Police said the photos published do not represent conditions at the airport and were taken by the couple being held to give the wrong impression.

“In no case do the conditions under which they are being kept threaten their health,” police said.

The photos shown on Alphanewslive