Department of Defence confirms attack on Irish peacekeepers

Two Irish UN peacekeeping soldiers suffered minor injuries in a roadside bomb attack today in south Lebanon.

Department of Defence confirms attack on Irish peacekeepers
Tue, 08 Jan, 2008 - 17:03

Two Irish UN peacekeeping soldiers suffered minor injuries in a roadside bomb attack today in south Lebanon.

The Department of Defence confirmed the soldiers, who were two of just seven Irish personnel in the country, will be held in hospital overnight for observation.

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