According to the Lebanon Armed Forces, there have been demonstrations in the area surrounding the airport, whose participants have attacked armed forces and vehicles.
14.2. 23: 17 • Updated 14.2. 23:39
UN Lebanon Peace Security Operation Unifil demanded an investigation from the authorities of the country after the peacekeepers’ vehicle was set on fire on Beirut Airport Road.
Unifil said that the burning of the vehicle wounded one of the departing deputy commander of the operation.
“Attacks against peacekeepers are blatant violations of international law and may be war crimes,” Unifil said.
– We demand a full and immediate investigation from the Lebanon authorities and to bring all the culprits to justice.
On Friday, the Lebanon Armed Forces said they would take action against those who burned the UN peacekeepers’ vehicle.
Earlier on Friday night, a reporter from AFP reported that a vehicle with a UN Peacekeeping Logo logo was burned after the supporters of the extremist Hizbollah had again cut off the road to Beirut Airport.
The charred vehicle was abandoned along the roadside when the troops had been sent to the protest.
Lebanon’s armed forces said the message service In xthat there have been demonstrations in the area around the airport, which have attacked the armed forces and vehicles. The armed forces said they would arrest the disturbers.