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Investigations to take place into fatal incident in Lebanon

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02:46 15 Dec 2022


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A number of investigations will take place into an incident in which an Irish solider was killed and another was seriously injured in Lebanon.

23 year old Private Sean Rooney from County Donegal died after a convoy travelling to Beirut was attacked by what the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces says was an 'aggressive mob'.

22 year old private Shane Kearney from Killeagh in County Cork was injured.

Speaking in Brussels Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he expects the incident will be fully investigated:

"I've had preliminary details in terms of what what what transpired, there will be an investigation, a number of investigations in terms of what has happened here, but from an Irish context in the UN context, and obviously in terms of the target in Lebanon, so I think it would be prudent perhaps to do with full investigation and analysis of what transpired."


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