French soldier killed in Lebanon attack
AP News
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French President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others injured in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
Macron identifies the soldier as Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio from the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment.
He states that Hezbollah is likely responsible for the attack.
Macron demands that Lebanese authorities arrest those responsible and work with UNIFIL, the U.N. mission in southern Lebanon.
He adds that three of Montorio’s comrades were injured and evacuated.
Macron expresses respect and support for the families of the soldiers and all military personnel in Lebanon.
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