"Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group has handed over a man suspected of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper earlier this month, a security official told AFP on Sunday.
Private Sean Rooney, 23, was killed and three others injured on December 14 when their UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle was attacked near the village of Al-Aqbiya in the country’s south, a stronghold of the Iranian proxy.
UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Lebanon and Israel and operates near the border.
'The main shooter has been arrested by security forces after Hezbollah handed him over hours ago,' the security official said, declining to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
It was not immediately clear if the individual arrested was a member of the group..."
December 25, 2022
Hezbollah said to hand over suspect in killing of Irish UNIFIL soldier
Hezbollah members (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Date
December 25, 2022
Title
Hezbollah said to hand over suspect in killing of Irish UNIFIL soldier, The Times of Israel
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AFP
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