A bomb that exploded in the doorway of a Greek Orthodox church in northern Cyprus this morning caused some damage, Turkey's Anatolian news agency reported.
The bomb exploded at the Ayios Mamas church in the northwest Cypriot town of Guzelyurt, known as Morphou in Greek. Turkish Cypriot police are investigating the blast.
The blast came just days ahead of the first planned service there in 30 years.
There were no reports of any injuries in the blast, which shattered windows and damaging the church doors. Anti-Greek Cypriot slogans were daubed on its walls, the CNN Turk channel reported.
The government of the northern Cypriot enclave, which is only recognised by Turkey, gave permission for services to be held in the church on September 1st after a gap of 30 years.
"The planned service, to be held in northern Cyprus for the first time since 1974, had drawn a strong reaction from nationalist groups," CNN Turk said on its website.
The Mediterranean island's southern Greek Cypriot half joined the European Union on May 1st without the north's Turkish Cypriots despite UN-sponsored reunification efforts. The EU has begun steps to end the isolation of Turkish Cypriots.
Cyprus has been divided into Greek and Turkish sectors since Turkey invaded the north in 1974 after Greek Cypriots mounted a coup aimed at union with Greece.