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| Lebanon helicopter hit by gunfire | Lebanon helicopter hit by gunfire |
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| A Lebanese army helicopter hit by gunfire has had to make an emergency landing in the south of the country. | |
| One officer was killed and others were injured. It is not known who carried out the attack. | |
| The helicopter was flying over the village of Sejoud, 20km (12 miles) from the Israeli border. | |
| Earlier this month, a bus bombing blamed on Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli killed 18 soldiers and civilians. | Earlier this month, a bus bombing blamed on Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli killed 18 soldiers and civilians. |
| The area in which the incident happened is considered a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant group and political party. | The area in which the incident happened is considered a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant group and political party. |
| As part of the ceasefire deal that ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, the Lebanese army deployed in southern Lebanon along with a strengthened United Nations peacekeeping force. | As part of the ceasefire deal that ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, the Lebanese army deployed in southern Lebanon along with a strengthened United Nations peacekeeping force. |