UN peacekeeping mission deputy commander woundedd after convoy attacked in Beirut

The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Lebanon was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was “violently attacked”, UNIFIL said.

 

The mission demanded a full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities and for all perpetrators to be brought to justice, it said in a statement.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun denounced the attack on Saturday, saying that security forces would not tolerate anyone who tries to destabilise the country, according to a statement from his office.