Shepherd Injured in Suspicious Explosion in Town of Kharayeb

A shepherd was injured on Sunday when a suspicious item exploded in the southern town of Kharayeb, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The NNA said that the shepherd sustained injuries after the suspicious item exploded. He was admitted to Jabal Amel Hospital for treatment.

Several goats were killed in the explosion.

The agency later reported that the shepherd, Youssef Hraibeh, was in a "stable condition" after he underwent several surgeries on his hand and legs.

Scores of people have been injured in cluster-bomb explosions since 2006.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers in cooperation with the Army's Mine Action Center have been manning zones in south Lebanon to remove cluster-bombs.

The U.N. says Israel dropped more than one million cluster bombs throughout south Lebanon during the last days of its devastating 34-day war with Hizbullah in 2006.