The United Nations peacekeeping drive in Lebanon says its outgoing deputy commander has been injured after one in all its convoys was “violently attacked”.
The UN Interim Power in Lebanon (Unifil) mentioned in an announcement that the convoy was taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport when it was focused and one in all its automobiles set on hearth.
The mission has demanded a “full and quick” investigation by Lebanese authorities.
A number of movies shared on-line present one white UN car alight, as a gaggle of younger males, carrying yellow flags, chase and beat what seems to be peacekeepers as they try and flee.
Separate footage reveals a gaggle of males shouting as they kick, hit and climb onto a convoy of three UN automobiles alongside a darkish street.
Unifil’s injured deputy commander, who was not named, was returning residence after ending his mission, in keeping with the assertion.
“We’re shocked by this outrageous assault on peacekeepers who’ve been serving to revive safety and stability to south Lebanon throughout a troublesome time,” it added.
“Assaults on peacekeepers are flagrant violations of worldwide regulation and will quantity to conflict crimes. We demand a full and quick investigation by Lebanese authorities and for all perpetrators to be delivered to justice.
Unifil was created to watch a buffer zone created close to the border with Israel following the top of the 2006 Lebanon conflict, and has posts all through southern Lebanon.
