The police found an improvised explosive device in the early hours of Tuesday, after the pursuit of a motorcyclist.

At around 2.30am, a police patrol noticed a suspicious motorcycle with a rider parked in an open area in Limassol.

On seeing the police approach, the biker dropped an item and fled.

The police fired a warning shot, but the suspect managed to get away.

A plastic bottle with 10 litres of an unknown liquid substance and an altered factory-made cylindrical firecracker were found at the scene.