Israeli strike 'kills four UN observers' as Rice leaves

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jul 2006, 01:00 BST
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.

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