- BEIRUT: The commander of a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says the force remains determined to pursue its mandated task following a roadside bombing that targeted a UN convoy in south Lebanon.
Six Italian peacekeepers were wounded in Friday’s roadside bombing in Sidon. It was the first such attack on UN peacekeepers there since 2008.
Maj. Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas said Monday the incident will not interrupt the force’s operations on the ground. He said the peacekeepers were determined “more than ever” to pursue their mandated task.
He spoke after meetings with senior Lebanese officials during which they stressed the importance of completing the investigation with utmost urgency.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
