Lebanon: Italian military found dead - UPDATE

12/08/14

At dawn today, First Marshal Luigi Sebastianis on duty at the UNIFIL base in Shama was found lifeless. The soldier was hit by a bullet while he was carrying out an armed service inside the base.

The blow that caused his death started from his own ordering pistol

The fact happened while the non-commissioned officer was alone in a room set up for the service.

The investigations by the authorities in charge to establish the dynamics of the event are underway.

At the current state of investigations the involvement of third parties is excluded.

The 1 ° Marshal Luigi Sebastianis, originally from Palmanova (UD), was serving in his homeland at the logistic battalion "Ariete" of Maniago (PN). He was in Lebanon since last May and had just returned from a license period.

He worked at the Combat Service Support Battalion.

Source: SMD