Irish soldier serving as UN peacekeeper in Lebanon killed in convoy attack
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “One of them got surrounded by a hostile mob – I think that’s the only way you could describe them – and shots were fired and unfortunately one of our peacekeepers was killed,” he said. Defence minister Coveney said the soldier was “a young man who has lost his life in service of Ireland and of the UN” and called it a “shocking and tragic incident”. We haven’t had a fatality in the Defence Forces on peacekeeping missions for over two decades.” Mr Coveney, who is currently in New York for a UN Security Council meeting, said he intends to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to demand a “full investigation” into the incident. open image in gallery Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney The UN’s special coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, said on Twitter: “A quick thorough investigation to determine the facts of this tragic incident is crucial.” Mr Coveney also said he is aware of video clips and images shared on social media reportedly of the incident, but said it is not clear if they have been verified.
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