UN peacekeeper wounded in mine explosion in south Lebanon
Lebanon’s state news agency said a U.N. peacekeeper was wounded when a landmine exploded in the country's south.
National News Agency did not give further details about the blast between the villages of Zibqine and Yater, near the border with Israel.
Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL, confirmed that a peacekeeper was wounded during an operational activity and was taken to a Beirut hospital for surgery.
Source: Associated Press
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