A 47-year-old Famagusta businessman, who employed four of the five men murdered on the weekend in a bloody shooting in Ayia Napa, was yesterday arrested on suspicion of assault.
According to the police, Phanos Kalopsidiotis was detained by the authorities in connection with the assault of two people outside a nightclub in Ayia Napa.
Police have not yet announced if the attack which is said to have taken place during the early hours of Monday is in any way related to the murders.
Kalopsidiotis owns a number of bars and other establishments in Ayia Napa and also runs a private security company which the victims worked in.
Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said police patrols in the coastal town were frequent and confirmed that the authorities were investigating the incident.
One other person is being sought in connection with the assault.
Cyprus Weekly