Five peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon bomb attack

Investigators are baffled as to who may have been responsible for a landmine attack which targeted a UNIFIL convoy earlier today.

“There are no suspects at all in the case. So far there have been no arrests, but there are many witnesses who have been giving their accounts on the case," a senior investigator said.

The blast seriously damaged a UN vehicle wounding six French peacekeepers, one of whom is said to be in a critical condition.

Lebanese militant groups who are active in the area have condemned the attack:

“Hezbollah and Amal condemn this criminal act … and call for an urgent investigation into the incident and efforts to find the perpetrators and punish them,” a joint statement from both organisations said.

Last May six Italian troops were wounded in a similar bomb attack. This is the most serious incident since January 2008 when two Irish peacekeepers were wounded in an attack while six UNIFIL troops died in 2007 when their vehicle triggered a booby trapped carbomb.