Two United Nations peacekeepers lost their lives Monday when an explosion destroyed their vehicle in southern Lebanon, according to the UN peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL.
The blast, described by officials as having an “unknown origin,” also left a third peacekeeper with severe injuries while a fourth sustained lesser wounds. The deadly incident occurred in the vicinity of Bani Haiyyan municipality.
This marks the second fatal attack on UN peacekeeping forces within a 24-hour period. Just one day earlier, another UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed when an explosive projectile detonated at a UN position in a village in southern Lebanon.
