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Blast hits UN patrol in Lebanon Blast hits UN patrol in Lebanon
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A blast has hit a UN peacekeeping patrol south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, security officials and witnesses have said.A blast has hit a UN peacekeeping patrol south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, security officials and witnesses have said.
At least two people in a UN vehicle were wounded in the explosion, according to reports.At least two people in a UN vehicle were wounded in the explosion, according to reports.
The blast occurred on a road between the towns of Rmaileh and Sidon, witnesses said. The blast occurred on a road between the towns of Rmaileh and nearby Sidon, witnesses said.
The blast was caused by a roadside bomb, injuring two Irish peacekeepers, officials said. It was caused by a roadside bomb, slightly injuring two Irish peacekeepers, officials said.
Earlier reports had said the injured peacekeepers were Spanish. Initial reports had said the injured peacekeepers were Spanish.
The blast was the third attack on the UN peacekeeping operation (Unifil) since it was expanded to more than 13,000 troops following the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese political and militant movement Hezbollah. It was the third attack on the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil) since it was expanded to more than 13,000 troops following the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese political and militant movement Hezbollah.
A blast in June killed six UN peacekeepers, three Colombians and three Spaniards, near the border with Israel.
In July, a roadside bomb hit a UN patrol of Tanzanian military police in southern Lebanon, causing no casualties.
Past attacks have been linked to Islamist extremist groups.
The multinational Unifil peacekeeping force has been deployed in Lebanon since 1978.