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Lebanon blast 'kills UN soldiers' Lebanon 'bomb' kills UN soldiers
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Four United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several others wounded by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say. At least four Spanish soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil) have been killed by an explosion in the south of the country.
The blast badly damaged two vehicles transporting Spanish peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) near the border with Israel. The remote-controlled blast occurred at Khiyam near the border with Israel, Lebanese security sources said.
It is unclear if the soldiers were targeted or hit unexploded ordinance left over from last summer's war. No-one has said they were behind the attack. Radical groups in Lebanon have threatened to attack peacekeepers.
Cluster bombs and mines have killed 30 people in the area in the last year. For the last five weeks, the Lebanese army has been battling militants from the Fatah al-Islam group.
But radical groups in Lebanon have also threatened to attack the UN peacekeepers, says the BBC's Kim Ghattas. Authorities have said that Fatah al-Islam militants who have been arrested and interrogated have confessed there was a plan to attack the UN, says the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut.
For the last five weeks, the Lebanese army has been battling militants from the Fatah al-Islam group near the northern city of Tripoli, who are apparently inspired by al-Qaeda. The militants are said to be inspired by al-Qaeda.
Authorities have said that Fatah al-Islam militants who have been arrested and interrogated have confessed there was a plan to attack the UN, our correspondent adds.
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Sunday's explosion took place near the southern town of Khiyam in the area of operation of UN peacekeepers.Sunday's explosion took place near the southern town of Khiyam in the area of operation of UN peacekeepers.
A convoy of armoured UN vehicles from a Spanish battalion was hit by the blast.A convoy of armoured UN vehicles from a Spanish battalion was hit by the blast.
"A vehicle hit a mine or booby-trap in the Marjayoun-Khiam valley," a Unifil colonel told the AFP news agency. It was initially unclear if the soldiers were targeted or hit unexploded ordinance left over from last summer's war.
The Unifil peacekeeping force, which has been deployed in Lebanon since 1978, was beefed up last summer after the end of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.The Unifil peacekeeping force, which has been deployed in Lebanon since 1978, was beefed up last summer after the end of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
There are now around 11,000 UN peacekeepers deployed in the area, including French, Spanish and Indian soldiers. There are now around 13,000 UN peacekeepers deployed in the area, including French, Spanish and Indian soldiers.