Bomb targeted a French Unifil southern Lebanon

Four French soldiers and a Lebanese civilian were wounded on Friday when a bomb went off near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon [UNIFIL] patrol in Naba'a area located between Housh and Burj al Shamali towns east of Tyre- Southern Lebanon, security sources said.

Sources said the bomb targeted a French contingent patrol which operates under the UNIFIL command in the south.

All of the wounded suffered light injuries and were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

One of the wounded French soldiers was a woman officer.

The Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces encircled the scene of the explosion and conducted a thorough search of the area.

Reports said that a number of houses suffered material damages as a result of the explosion. 

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati voiced stern disapproval of the explosion targeting the UNIFIL French contingent in Tyre.

Mikati chaired an broad security gathering at the Grand Serail aimed at tackling Lebanese Borders' Control issue in presence of Ministers of Defense and Interior, Army Commander, General Security Director, ISF General Director, and other concerned officials.

"This attack does not solely target UNIFIL but it tampers with the Lebanese people's security," Mikati said and stressed the Lebanese people and government's solidarity with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.