UN peacekeeper killed after attack in southern Lebanon

By ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — An Irish U.N. peacekeeper has been killed and several others wounded after unidentified attackers fired at a convoy in southern Lebanon. The Irish Defense Forces’ statement Thursday said a pair of armored vehicles carrying eight Irish UNIFIL peacekeeping troops was shot at Tuesday night from the town of Al-Aqbiya. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Teneti said the peacekeeping body is coordinating with Lebanese armed forces and have “launched an investigation to determine exactly what happened.” Further details, Teneti said, are “sparse and conflicting.” Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin expressed his condolences in a statement.