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3 Chinese peacekeepers injured in S Lebanon: Chinese officer
2006-08-06 04:38:29 Xinhua English

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BEIRUT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese peacekeepers were lightly injured in south Lebanon when a rocket fired by Hezbollah landed near their post, a Chinese officer confirmed to Xinhua.

"The rocket landed near our post at 11:55 (0855 GMT) as an Israeli military unit passed by a village close to the post," said Luo Fuqiang, head of a sapper battalion.

Israel has been battling Lebanese Hezbollah since the Shiite group abducted two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid on July12. Enditem

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