6 minutes agoUN column attacked in Lebanon, Irish soldier killed
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)An Irish soldier was killed in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Beirut after a convoy of two armoured vehicles with eight soldiers was fired, the Irish Army reports. Another Irish military man is in serious condition after the operation. Two other soldiers are being treated for injuries [...]
The Irish army can confirm the death of one of our personnel, which was part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon”, the Irish Army posted on Twitter.
Irish Defence Minister Simon Coveney, who is in New York for a UN Security Council meeting, said he will meet with UN Secretary General António Guterres today to discuss the incident
