U.S.: Lebanese Government Should Conduct Full Probe into Attack on UNIFIL

The United States strongly condemned an attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, saying the Lebanese government should conduct a "full investigation" into the roadside bombing.

State Department spokeswoman Heide Fulton said on Tuesday that the government should "ensure the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice."

Fulton said Washington continues to support UNIFIL's mandate to monitor the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon.

She added the U.S. also supports the UNIFIL to "accompany and support" the Lebanese army as it conducts operations in southern Lebanon, and to facilitate humanitarian access to the civilian population in the country.

Nobody claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack that wounded several French peacekeepers on patrol outside the southern port city of Sidon.