Northern Cypriot police confirmed on Saturday that eight officers were injured in a mayhem with UN peacekeepers over a parking argument on the UN-controlled Green Line that separates the island's northern and southern halves, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.
The mayhem between Northern Cypriot police officers and UN peacekeepers erupted around 9 a.m. (0600GMT) on Friday on the Pile-Yigitler road, which is being constructed and expanded, the General Directorate of Police in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said in a statement.
The UN forces "deliberately" parked their vehicles on the road and blocked access to the area to prevent road construction work by failing to comply with security measures imposed by the General Directorate of Police, said the statement.
In the mayhem, eight police officers were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital, it said, adding that police officers were discharged from the hospital after receiving the necessary treatment.
The Pile-Yigitler road expansion is strategically important for the local people as it will give them more options for reaching Pile village, where Turks and Greek Cypriots live together.
Citizens of Beyarmudu town, the last crossing point from Turkish territory to Pile, have said that the road project, which is being prepared for the transition from Yigitler village to Pile without contacting the British bases and the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, will benefit those living in border areas.
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