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Lebanon President Vows Punishment For Attackers Of UN Peacekeeper

Firefighters extinguish a burning UNIFIL vehicle on the road leading to Beirut's international airport on Friday night (Credit: AFP)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy, with authorities set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday.

The UN and Lebanese authorities have condemned Friday's attack, which came as Hezbollah supporters for a second night blocked the road to the country's only international airport over a decision barring two Iranian planes from landing there.

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