Azerbaijani and British citizens were detained in Cyprus on suspicion of espionage.

The Cypriot authorities announced the arrest of Rashad Sultanov, a 44-year-old British and Azerbaijani citizen, at a British air base on suspicion of espionage and transmitting information to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This was reported by The Guardian on July 31.

"44-year—old Rashad Sultanov from Islington (north London) was arrested by the Cypriot authorities and is being held in custody in connection with the ongoing extradition procedure," the newspaper reports, citing a police statement.

According to police, Sultanov was monitoring the base, and then passed the information on to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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