Unifil report to say attack which led to Seán Rooney's death was not premeditated

The final report, which is due to be sent to UN headquarters in New York in the coming week, is expected to say that the death of Private Seán Rooney (pictured) followed what a security source has said amounted to “a series of unfortunate situations”. File picture

The attack which led to the killing of Private Seán Rooney in Lebanon was not premeditated, an investigation into his death is expected to indicate.

It is also expected to confirm that the one Unifil vehicle in a position to rescue him and his colleagues couldn’t because it broke down. That vehicle, which was the lead vehicle in the two-car Unifil convoy that had been travelling to Beirut late on the night of December 14 last year, had a puncture.