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the Scotsman,
BEN LYNFIELD IN JERUSALEM
FOUR UN observers were reported to have been killed yesterday when their post was hit by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon.
"One aerial bomb directly impacted the building and shelter in the
base of the United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon in the area of
Khiam," said Milos Strugar, a spokesman for the UNIFIL peacekeeping
force. He declined to say how many had died, but confirmed there had
been casualties. Mr Strugar said air attacks had continued in the area
as rescuers attempted to reach the wounded.
The strike came shortly after Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of
state, left Israel following two days of half-hearted diplomacy.
Mr Strugar added: "There are casualties among the observers. A
UNIFIL-dispatched rescue team which is on the spot is still unable to
clear the rubble.
"There were 14 other incidents of firing close to this position in
the afternoon from the Israeli side and the firing continued during the
rescue operation," he said. [read article]
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