Army Contains Spat between UNIFIL Patrol, Aita al-Shaab Residents
A spat erupted on Sunday between a patrol for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and residents in the southern town of Aita al-Shaab, state-run National News Agency reported.
“As a patrol belonging to the Italian contingent working within UNIFIL entered one of the neighborhoods in the town of Aita al-Shaab in Bint Jbeil District, a number of residents intercepted it, prevented it from advancing forward and encircled it,” NNA reported.
The residents “confiscated a camera from the peacekeepers for suspecting that the troops were taking pictures of their town,” the agency added.
A Lebanese army patrol later arrived on the scene and escorted the UNIFIL patrol to its headquarters in the town of Shamaa in Tyre District.
Aita al-Shaab residents, however, refused to return the camera, accusing the Italian troops of taking pictures of their town, NNA said.
“The army's Intelligence Directorate is trying to resolve the dispute in order to recover the camera,” the news agency added.
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://cdn.naharnet.com/stories/en/67290 |