Unidentified attackers fired at a convoy in southern Lebanon, killing an Irish U.N. peacekeeper and wounding several other people. The area is a traditional stronghold of the militant Hezbollah group.
An Irish U.N. peacekeeper was killed and several others were wounded when unidentified attackers opened fire on a convoy in southern, Irish and Lebanese military officials said Thursday. The area is a stronghold of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.
UNIFIL confirmed that one peacekeeper was killed and three were wounded but did not share further details. Local residents were angered and became aggressive when two UNIFIL armored vehicles, which were heading to the Beirut airport, took a detour through Al-Aqbiya, which is not part of the area under UNIFIL's mandate, the person said. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and therefore spoke on condition of anonymity.
Mikati "praised the sacrifices that UNIFIL forces made to maintain peace in the south, which reflects stability for the people of the region and Lebanon in general," the statement said."It is a reminder that our peacekeepers serve in dangerous circumstances, at all times, in the cause of peace," he said.
It is a reminder that our peacekeepers serve in dangerous circumstances, at all times, in the cause of peace.At the U.N. headquarters in New York ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said 23-year-old Rooney was in one of the two armored vehicles left the Irish base camp for Beirut, each with four personnel.
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