Lebanon president vows punishment for attackers of UN peacekeeper

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Published On: 15 Feb 2025, 13:12

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed on Saturday to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy a day earlier that wounded the force's outgoing deputy commander.

Aoun "condemned the attack... and emphasised that the attackers will receive their punishment", a statement from the presidency said on X, adding that "security forces will not be lenient with any party that tries to upset stability and civil peace".

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