UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, one critically injured in southern Lebanon explosion

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says a peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr yesterday.

Another peacekeeper was critically injured, it said in a statement early today.

“We do not know the origin of the projectile. We have launched an investigation to determine all of the circumstances,” UNIFIL adds.

 

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