New York, Dec 9 2011 10:10AM
Five United Nations peacekeepers serving in Lebanon have been injured after an explosion targeted at their vehicle in the country's south earlier today.
A vehicle with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was travelling on the southern outskirts of the port city of Tyre when it was apparently targeted, according to <"http://unifil.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1499&ctl=Details&mid=3103&ItemID=15906">information released by the mission.
The injured peacekeepers were treated at the scene and later evacuated for further medical care.
UNIFIL said its forensics and investigation teams are currently working with their Lebanese military counterparts to probe the facts and circumstances surrounding the attack.
The mission, which has been operating since 1978, currently has just over 12,000 peacekeepers from 35 countries deployed in Lebanon.
Dec 9 2011 10:10AM
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