Hezbollah fighters have now admitted being at the scene when Private Seán Rooney was murdered – but insist they weren’t involved in his death, it has emerged.
Reports in Lebanon yesterday said that Lebanese Army investigators have spoken to several members of the influential armed group who confirmed they were present when the Irish UN soldier was shot dead by a mob earlier his month.
Investigators have consistently suspected that Hezbollah fighters were involved in the ambush that left Private Rooney dead and his colleague Trooper Shane Kearney seriously injured – but this is the first confirmation that members of the organisation were present.
