France Worried over Khirbet Selm Events
France is "very concerned" over the explosion last week of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and a subsequent attack by protestors against UNIFIL, French Foreign Minister said Tuesday at a press conference in Paris.
Fourteen U.N. peacekeepers were injured in south Lebanon on Saturday when protesters tried to stop an investigation into the arms cache that exploded in the village of Khirbet Selm.
"France is very concerned over the recent incidents in Khirbet Selm," Kouchner said, adding that any attack against the peacekeepers was "unacceptable."
"An investigation will try to uncover the underlying causes of the incident," he said.
Kouchner said he disagreed with Israeli calls for the amendment of UNIFIL”s mandate.