A roadside bomb struck a United Nations peacekeepers' vehicle Friday in southern Lebanon, wounding five French soldiers in the third attack this year against the international force, AP quoted officials as saying. The U.N. force, which is deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern border with Israel, said the wounded soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment. "UNIFIL's forensic and investigation teams are at the location of the explosion, working in close cooperation with their counterparts of the Lebanese Army to determine all the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident," said Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for the force. A Lebanese security official identified the soldiers as French and said the bomb exploded in the Bourj al-Shamali area, near the port city of Tyre. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. A Lebanese bystander also was wounded, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. -- SPA
