The Cyprus Football Association condemned a bomb attack targeting the car of one of its top referees, calling it a “blight on the island’s footballing family and society in general.”
The CFA further stated that it stands by referee Georgios Nicolaou and urged police to track down and bring the culprits of Tuesday’s pre-dawn bombing to justice.
Police outlined that the blast occurred while the car was parked outside the 41-year-old’s home in Larnaca.
The front of the car sustained extensive damage.
A string of attacks against the property of Cypriot referees has occurred in the past two years.
The most recent attack took place in March 2015, targeting the car of another referee which was set ablaze after being doused with flammable liquid, reported AP Sport.
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