The peacekeeping force condemned the attack, demanding “all perpetrators to be brought to justice” on the backdrop of riots in Beirut
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy en route to Lebanon’s international airport in Beirut was attacked on Friday night, with the force’s outgoing deputy commander, Nepalese Maj. Gen. Chok Bahadur Dhakal, injured during the incident amid riots shaking the city for two nights running.
The peacekeeping group decried the attack, which is believed to have been carried out by Hezbollah supporters.
“This evening a UNIFIL convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was violently attacked, and a vehicle was set on fire. UNIFIL’s outgoing Deputy Force Commander, who was returning home after ending his mission, was injured,” UNIFIL said in a statement following the attack.