Five UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in explosion that targeted convoy at Saida

26 Jul 2011

Five UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in explosion that targeted convoy at Saida

(Press Statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on attack against UNIFIL convoy, 26 July 2011)

"According to preliminary reports, at around 6 p.m. today an explosion targeted a UNIFIL convoy along the highway at Saida. Five UNIFIL peacekeepers were injured in the explosion. Three of the injured were transported to hospital for treatment. UNIFIL forensic experts are at the scene and UNIFIL is working in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces to determine the circumstances of the incident."