The outgoing deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping drive in Lebanon has been injured after protesters attacked a convoy close to Beirut airport.
Demonstrators have been blocking the highway to the airport to protest towards a choice to revoke permission for a passenger airplane from Iran to fly to Beirut on Thursday.
The transfer had left dozens of Lebanese passengers stranded.
The choice to ban the Iranian airplane got here after the Israeli military issued a press release claiming that Iran was smuggling money to the militant group Hezbollah through civilian flights.
A press release from the United Nations Interim Power in Lebanon (UNFIL) mentioned: “We’re shocked by this outrageous assault on peacekeepers who’ve been serving to revive safety and stability to south Lebanon throughout a tough time,” it mentioned.
It mentioned that the deputy commander – Main Basic Chok Bahadur Dhakal from Nepal – had been set to depart the nation after finishing his mission when the UNIFIL convoy “was violently attacked, and a automobile was set on hearth”.
The Lebanese military mentioned in a press release that performing commander Main Basic Hassan Odeh had contacted UNIFIL and promised to “work to arrest the residents who attacked its members and produce them to justice”.
Lebanon‘s civil aviation company mentioned on Thursday that “further safety measures” meant some flights had been quickly rescheduled till 18 February.
