Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters

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UN Peacekeeping Mission Deputy Commander Injured After Convoy Attacked in Beirut

FILE PHOTO: A UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicle is seen next to piled up debris at Beirut’s port, Lebanon October 23, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo 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…

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Tear gas fired to disperse protest by Hezbollah supporters near Beirut

Lebanese forces fired tear gas to break up a protest organized by Hezbollah supporters near Beirut airport on

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UN mission deputy chief injured in Beirut convoy attack

Foreign governments have joined Lebanon in condemning a violent attack on a UN peacekeeper convoy in Beirut that...

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UN peacekeeper injured as convoy attacked by Hezbollah supporters in Beirut

A UN peacekeeping convoy was attacked in Beirut, leaving a senior official injured. The incident, linked to ongoing Hezbollah-led protests over flight restrictions, has prompted an emergency meeting of Lebanese authorities.

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Senior UN peacekeeper injured in convoy attack in Lebanon

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon says its outgoing deputy commander has been injured after one of its convoys was “violently attacked”.The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said in a statement that the convoy was taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport when it was targeted and one of its vehicles set on fire.Protesters have been blocking the road to the airport following a decision by the Lebanese government to bar two Iranian p…

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The Lebanese authorities convened an emergency meeting on Saturday, 15 February, after two officers were injured in the fire of a United Nations Force in Lebanon vehicle on a road blocked by Hezbollah supporters near Beirut, which was strongly condemned by the Lebanese authorities, and the United Nations Force in Lebanon is calling for an immediate investigation and denouncing a possible war crime.