Three British tourists have appeared in court in Cyprus on suspicion of killing a 19-year-old soldier during a nightclub brawl.
The soldier, named as David Lee Collins, from Manchester, was stabbed to death in the popular resort of Ayia Napa in the early hours of Sunday.
Two of the suspects are 17, while the third one is 19, a Cypriot police spokesman said. They appeared at the Famagusta District Court and were remanded in custody for eight days.
The three have not been formally charged with the murder and will remain in custody pending an investigation, the spokesman added.
The incident occurred in an area that British troops stationed on the island have been ordered to avoid.
Mr Collins was with three other soldiers when they became involved in the brawl with three British holidaymakers, according to Cypriot investigators.
The stabbing is believed to have happened at the Black & White nightclub One of them allegedly stabbed Mr Collins with a knife, according to police spokesman Georgios Economou. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
His family told the Manchester Evening News they were "devastated", while tributes poured in on Twitter and Facebook for Mr Collins, from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
He was reportedly stationed at an Army base in Dhekelia in the east of Cyprus.
Ayia Napa, a clubbing resort that is popular with young tourists, has a reputation for drug use, heavy drinking and occasional violence.
The Foreign Office said it was aware of the arrest of three British nationals in Ayia Napa and was providing consular assistance.
Two of the suspects are reportedly of Pakistani origin and one of Somali origin.
Around 3,000 British military personnel are stationed in Cyprus at bases retained after the former British colony gained independence in 1960.
In 2008 nine British soldiers went on trial on the island accused of trashing a pub and beating up its owner during a mass brawl.
The servicemen, who were celebrating finishing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and coming home to the UK, were all acquitted.
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