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Shots fired at Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/world@quokk.au

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Irish soldiers, who are serving as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, have come under fire while on a joint patrol with the Lebanese Armed Forces, the Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) has said.

The incident happened near the Blue Line in South Lebanon.

A number of small arm rounds were fired in the vicinity of the area in which the patrol was operating, the Irish Defence Force said.

There were no reported injuries and no damage to the armoured vehicles they were operating from.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ireland gained independence in 1922 and sovereignty in 1949. This makes it one of the older countries in the world currently.

[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

Is it actually? Damn the nation state turnover rate is faster than I remember last time I'd checked!