UN mission in Lebanon investigates deaths of 2 peacekeepers killed by blast in south

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon has launched an investigation after two of its peacekeepers were killed and two injured by an explosion in the south of the country on Monday. The blast destroyed a UNIFIL vehicle near the village of Bani Hayyan. The injuries to one of the wounded, who was being treated at a hospital in Beirut, were described as severe. It was the second fatal incident involving peacekeepers in the space of 24 hours. On Sunday, a member of the UN force from Indonesia was killed by an explosion inside a UNIFIL base at Ett Taibe in Sector East.

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