UN peacekeeper killed after attack in southern Lebanon
An Irish U.N. peacekeeper has been killed and several others were wounded after unidentified attackers fired at a convoy in southern Lebanon BEIRUT -- An Irish U.N. peacekeeper was killed and several others were wounded after unidentified attackers opened fire on a convoy in southern Lebanon, Irish and Lebanese military officials said Thursday. The Irish Defense Forces said in a statement that a pair of armored vehicles carrying eight Irish UNIFIL peacekeeping troops was fired on as they drove north, toward Beirut on Wednesday night from the town of Al-Aqbiya. The Irish military identified the killed peacekeeper as Pvt. Seán Rooney of Newtwoncunningham. It noted that one of the three wounded soldiers was in serious condition. It did not identify the assailants. UNIFIL confirmed that one peacekeeper was killed and three were wounded but did not share further details. “Our thoughts are also with the local civilians who may have been injured or frightened during the incident,” UNIFIL spok...