A worry?

[frugal90]

http://www.lgcnews.com/isil-suspected-o ... enia-hotel


Anyone heard anything of this?

[Johnny Lee]

Amazed we have not heard more, very concerning news. (whoever' s fired the bullets.)

[Lottidotti]

Or it could just be the local rivals settling there own scores,,which has been happening for years including the odd murder.

[sophie]

Emphasis on the word Speculative. As Lottidotti says, more likely to be rivals having a pop at each other. Do you honestly think that ISIL actually "warns" people first. I think not.

[Groucho]

I feel it's far more likely that the culprits think that by pretending to be ISIL/IS/ISIS their attempts at extortion will have extra 'oomph'. Loads of would-be extortionists pretended they were IRA Provisionals etc.... What better way to get people worried than to claim you are part of a totally scary group willing to die for a cause...

[brian24001]

Whatever this is, and however speculative or even made up, news like this could end the tourist trade in a heartbeat.

We know of people who already won't come to Cyprus because of how close it is to Syria, or won't transit through Istanbul.

[sophie]

I think that's a bit extreme brian 240001. Its like someone saying a few years back "I won't go to Liverpool because of its closeness to Northern Ireland and the IRA" As for not going through Istanbul, words fail me.

[woodspeckie]

I have had said to me from people who know I am going to NC in December "it's too near Syria for me" the same when I have mentioned going to Turkey.

[Panchocat]

If news reports are true then people who are afraid of coming here will have more to worry about in the UK shortly. A lot of those refugees are strong young men and apparently ISIS foot soldiers infiltrating Europe, according to press reports recently.
Possibly naive to feel safe anywhere but I feel safe here in North Cyprus.

[Johnny Lee]

I also feel safer here than in the UK , In reality I think maybe just a bad loser on a Sat. night.

[Hedge-fund]

I've got a mate coming over from the UK on Sunday. His company is called isis and he wears the tshirts with the logo quite often.

Should be an interesting trip through customs.

[karmels]

Hedge-fund, is your mate coming from Swindon? I used to fish with the Isis team on the Thames.