UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon
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E-mailCAIRO, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its members were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an explosion of "unknown origin" destroyed their vehicle.
It said a third peacekeeper was severely wounded and another was also injured in the incident which took place near the Bani Haiyyan municipality.
The incident is the second in 24 hours after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions in a southern Lebanese village.
(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-DinEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
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