Grieving U.N. peacekeepers loaded flag-draped coffins into helicopters Monday and bid farewell to six comrades killed by a car bomb as they patrolled southern Lebanon.
A "terrorist wave" has broken out across Lebanon linked to Al-Qaeda-inspired militants who have been battling the army since May, a minister said Monday after a car bomb killed six UN peacekeepers.
U.N. peacekeepers will pursue their mission in south Lebanon despite a car bomb that killed six members of a Spanish battalion, their commander said on Monday.
Lebanon's government said a deadly car bombing targeting U.N. peacekeepers was "a challenge to the international community," appealing Monday for outside help to prevent the country and the region from spiraling out of control.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the "terrorist attack" that killed six Spanish peacekeepers in Lebanon Sunday and called for a full probe, his press office said Monday.
Four Spanish U.N. peacekeepers were killed Sunday and four others wounded in an explosion targeting U.N. troops in southern Lebanon, a senior Lebanese security official said.
While condemning the attack in southern Lebanon this weekend, the United Nations is not yet ready to place blame, nor has any group claimed responsibility.
U.N. peacekeepers will pursue their mission in south Lebanon despite a car bomb attack that killed six members of a Spanish battalion, their commander said on Monday.
Security was boosted in south Lebanon on Monday after a bomb attack killed six UN peacekeepers, further rattling security in the country where the army has been battling Islamist militants for weeks.
Spain's defense minister arrived in southern Lebanon Monday to collect the bodies of six U.N. peacekeepers slain in a car bombing, as the U.N. commander stressed the force remained committed to keeping the peace between Lebanon and Israel.