Three peacekeepers wounded in blast in Lebanon, says UN

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Three UN peacekeepers were wounded in an explosion at a UN position in southern Lebanon on Friday, with two sustaining serious injuries. This incident marks the third such event in a week, following previous attacks that resulted in one peacekeeper's death and two others' deaths in separate explosions, with the origins of these blasts remaining under investigation.

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In the third such incident in the last week, a blast on Friday in southern Lebanon has left three peacekeepers wounded, two of them seriously. UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel said in a statement, "this afternoon, an explosion inside a UN position.

Three peacekeepers wounded in blast in Lebanon, says UN

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