Beirut [Lebanon], February 16: More than 25 people were arrested following an attack on a convoy of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon that wounded two people including a senior commander.
"More than 25 people have been arrested by Lebanese army intelligence", with another person detained by the security services, Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar told reporters after an emergency security meeting on Saturday.
"This does not mean these detainees carried out the attack . but the investigations will show who is responsible," he added.
Major-General Chok Bahadur Dhakal was on his way to leave the country for Nepal on Friday night after completing his mission when the UNIFIL convoy taking peacekeepers to the airport was attacked by protesters.
The Lebanese army intervened but not before the UN peacekeepers sustained injuries. The second injured peacekeeper was not identified. UNIFIL said in a statement that attacks on peacekeepers were a "flagrant" violation of international law and "may amount to war crimes".
Source: Qatar Tribune
