On 28 July 2011 , Cyprus 's cabinet tendered its resignation bowing to political and public pressure after a massive munitions blast at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base on 11 July 2011 threatened to force the island into asking for an EU bailout . Apparently he was not aware that the power plant was next to the naval base , even though he drove past it each time to go to his village where he had his first job as a barista . President Christofias asked the people of Cyprus in his speech not to re-live episodes of the 1974 invasion , as crowds of citizens demanded his resignation over his alleged involvement in the blast . Both EDEK and DIKO had withdrawn their support for Christofias by the beginning of August 2011
massive munitions blast
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
Demetris Christofias