The body of UN peacekeeper Seán Rooney has been flown home to Ireland from Lebanon. A short prayer service for the 24-year-old was conducted at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel. Read more:
The soldier is now breathing independently and plans are being made to transfer him to Ireland when it is medically safe.
It is understood the soldiers' armoured vehicle was surrounded by a mob and fired on while travelling to Beirut at about 21:00 on Wednesday. Three separate investigations are being conducted into the incident by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Lebanese authorities led by a military prosecutor, and the Irish Defence Forces.
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