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Lebanon blast 'kills UN soldiers' Lebanon blast 'kills UN soldiers'
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Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and another six wounded by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say. Four United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several other soldiers wounded by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say.
An explosion hit at least one armoured patrol vehicle transporting Spanish peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil). A blast hit two patrol vehicles which were transporting Spanish peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) near the border with Israel.
"A vehicle hit a mine or booby-trap in the Marjayoun-Khiam valley," a Unifil colonel told the AFP news agency. It is unclear whether the soldiers were targeted or hit unexploded ordinance left over from last summer's war.
The UN says it is checking the reports and has sent a team to the area.The UN says it is checking the reports and has sent a team to the area.
"A vehicle hit a mine or booby-trap in the Marjayoun-Khiam valley," a Unifil colonel told the AFP news agency.