Member of UN force declared dead after convoy comes under fire, three others wounded; Irish PM says he is 'deeply shocked,' Lebanon's interim leader expresses 'deep regret'
Attackers opened fire in Lebanon on Thursday, killing a United Nations peacekeeper and wounding several others. One of the wounded soldiers is in serious condition.
An Irish member of the UN peacekeeping force monitoring south Lebanon near the Israeli border was killed and three wounded after their convoy came under fire, UN and Irish sources said Thursday.
An Irish soldier of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon near the Israeli border was killed and three wounded after their convoy came under fire, Irish officials said Thursday.Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said he was "deeply shocked and very saddened" by the loss of life.
An Irish soldier of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon near the Israeli border was killed and three wounded after their convoy came under fire, Irish officials said Thursday.
An Irish U.N. peacekeeper was killed and several others were wounded when unidentified attackers opened fire on a convoy in southern Lebanon, Irish and Lebanese military officials said Thursday.
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 has been killed and several others were wounded after unidentified attackers fired at a convoy in southern Lebanon. (Dec 15) AP
Irish Defense Forces' statement says a pair of armored vehicles carrying eight Irish UNIFIL peacekeeping troops was shot at on Wednesday night from the town of Al-Aqbiya
The Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers have held a memorial at Beirut airport for an Irish soldier killed in southern Lebanon last week. U.N. peacekeepers on Sunday stood by 24
