A bomb exploded outside the house of first division referee Vassilis Demetriou in Aradippou in the early hours of Friday, the latest in a string of threats and attacks against referees and their families.
The improvised explosive device packed in a pipe was placed on the windshield of his wife’s car, police added.
There was also slight damage to a neighbouring home.
Referees have increasingly been targeted in recent years.
In response to the latest incident, referees said they were condidering their options, including a possible boycott of fixtures scheduled for this weekend.
“All options are open, not excluding an abstention (from fixtures),” said Constantinos Skaboullis, secretary of the referee’s association.
“I’ve counted five similar incidents in less than a year … Unfortunately this has become a common occurrence and I’m worried that soon we could have a tragedy if this continues,” he told state radio.
In January, referees called for a one-week boycott of fixtures in response to a bomb attack outside the home of a referee’s mother, and in October 2014 offices of the referees association were damaged uby a bomb.
There have been no injuries reported from any of the attacks.
Cyprus Mail