A convoy of two armoured utility vehicles travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire, Ireland’s defence forces said
An Irish soldier was killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Wednesday when a convoy of two armoured utility vehicles travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire, Ireland’s defence forces have said.
Another Irish member of the United Nations interim forces in Lebanon (Unifil) is in a serious condition having undergone surgery after the incident, the statement said. Two other soldiers are being treated for minor injuries.
