Police launched a search operation in Larnaca on Monday after an 18-year-old foreign national escaped from Larnaca district court, where he had been brought in connection with a case involving burglaries and thefts.
According to information available, the teenager managed to flee police custody under circumstances that are still being investigated.
Police officers were immediately mobilised and are conducting patrols and searches across Larnaca district in an effort to locate and arrest him.
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