Lebanon: UNIFIL Italian blue helmets rescue boy involved in car accident

(To UNIFIL)
30/10/15

An Italian patrol rescued and stabilized a Lebanese boy in serious condition hit by a pirate car near the village of Al m'ashuq, near Tiro, in the Italian responsibility area Sector West.

The Italian unity, made up of Alpine troops of the "L'Aquila" battalion framed in the Italbatt task force a guide Nice Cavalry, was engaged in a patrol activity in the area of ​​Tire, in southern Lebanon. Near the village of Al m'ashuq he found a boy lying on the ground in serious condition, invested aboard his scooter by a pirate car, and assisted by some passers-by. The presence of a military rescuer allowed a targeted and effective intervention, which allowed the stabilization of the patient and the arrival of local health assistance.

Weekly the Italian units of the Alpine Brigade Taurinense committed to the Unifil mission, carry out hundreds of patrolling activities, many of them jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces, aimed at controlling the territory in compliance with UN resolution 1701.