Terrorists in Lebanon handed over a suspect accused in the murder of an Irish soldier working with UN peacekeepers in the Middle East.
Pte Sean Rooney, 24, died last Wednesday after a vehicle carrying four soldiers was attacked in southern Lebanon.
It was surrounded by a mob and fired on while travelling to Beirut at 9pm on December 14, the BBC reported. A security source told news agency AFP: "The main shooter has been arrested by security forces after Hezbollah handed him over hours ago."Ms McConnellogue said Sean was "a fantastic person to be with".
Members of the UN peacekeeping force carry Sean Rooney's coffin to a plane, where it was flown home to Ireland.She told the Irish Times: “He was one of the good ones, as they say. He taught me so much about myself and about unconditional love.“I’m absolutely heartbroken and it hasn’t sunk in yet that he’s gone, but I at least know that he died doing what he loved and serving his country."
Rooney is the first Irish soldier killed in combat for 23 years and the first person killed on a peacekeeping mission since 2003.Rooney was killed while on a UN patrol last Wednesday.Another Irish soldier seriously injured in the attack arrived in his home country before Christmas.Investigations are being carried out by UN officials in Lebanon, local authorities and the Irish Defence Forces.
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