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Blast at Lebanon UN Position Wounds Three Peacekeepers, UN Says

The Security Council urged a UNIFIL probe after disputed deadly blasts.

Overview

  • UNIFIL said an explosion inside one of its positions in southern Lebanon wounded three Indonesian peacekeepers and left two in serious condition.
  • The force reported two earlier blasts this week that killed three Indonesian troops and injured others at a base and on a logistics convoy.
  • UN officials said the cause of the latest blast is unknown, and accounts of the earlier deaths conflict with Israel denying blame for one strike.
  • The UN Security Council condemned the attacks on peacekeepers and asked for a formal investigation through UNIFIL with updates to Indonesia.
  • Indonesia received the bodies of the fallen, called for stronger protection of its troops, and ordered its contingent to shelter in bunkers.