In short, early this week a UNIFIL exercise was unfolding in the south of Lebanon.
some "villagers", more likley Hezbolla aficionados, blocked roads and said that UNIFIL is harming Lebanese security
Political sh*tstorm arises.
And today, this:
Villagers disarmed a French patrol UNIFIL patrol Saturday and attacked them with sticks, rocks and eggs in South Lebanon, in the latest in a string of such incidents, a Lebanese army spokesperson said.
After the incident, senior Lebanese army officers and a Hezbollah security official met with French UNIFIL officers in the southern village of Toulin in an attempt to defuse tensions between southern villagers and the UN peacekeepers, NOW Lebanon’s correspondent reported.
The Lebanese army spokesperson said that the residents in the south “disarmed the [UNIFIL] soldiers and briefly took control of their vehicle before the army intervened and made them move away from the patrol.”
"The arms were returned to UNIFIL and the incident is closed," he also said.
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some "villagers", more likley Hezbolla aficionados, blocked roads and said that UNIFIL is harming Lebanese security
Political sh*tstorm arises.
And today, this:
Villagers disarmed a French patrol UNIFIL patrol Saturday and attacked them with sticks, rocks and eggs in South Lebanon, in the latest in a string of such incidents, a Lebanese army spokesperson said.
After the incident, senior Lebanese army officers and a Hezbollah security official met with French UNIFIL officers in the southern village of Toulin in an attempt to defuse tensions between southern villagers and the UN peacekeepers, NOW Lebanon’s correspondent reported.
The Lebanese army spokesperson said that the residents in the south “disarmed the [UNIFIL] soldiers and briefly took control of their vehicle before the army intervened and made them move away from the patrol.”
"The arms were returned to UNIFIL and the incident is closed," he also said.
read more: http://nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDet...#ixzz0scxYMy66
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