Future Movement leader Saad Hariri. (Archive Photo/The Daily Star)
Posted on 12/11/2011 3:49:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Friday's attack on a French contingent of UNIFIL was a message from Syria, former prime minister Saad Hariri said over the weekend.
"Another #Syrian message," Hariri tweeted Saturday in response to a question seeking comment on the attack.
"Another #syrian message from Bashar," he later said.
Five French peacekeepers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon were wounded Friday when a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle as they travelled in Bourj al-Shemali, near the southern coastal city of Tyre.
The attack was condemned by Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister Najib Mikati, President Michel Sleiman and Hezbollah. Both the U.S. and the U.N. also condemned the attack over the weekend.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the third roadside bomb targeting a UNIFIL convoy this year.
Six Italian peacekeepers were wounded in May, while in July five French soldiers were wounded in another blast.
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Future Movement leader Saad Hariri. (Archive Photo/The Daily Star)
Jerusalem Post: French FM Juppe says he believes roadside bomb which injured 5 French peacekeepers carried out by Hezbollah at Syria's urging. [Photo by: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman]
Aaaaah! a little blood. Finally, first blood, euro blood.
Where is the foreign legion when you need them? This will not end well.
-——Where is the foreign legion -——
Believe it or don’t, but the French Foreign Legion is in Syria and has been for a while
-——Where is the foreign legion -——
Believe it or don’t, but the French Foreign Legion is in Syria and has been for a while
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