Abbasiyyeh Residents and Spanish Troops Clash
Residents of the southern town of Abbasiyyeh clashed with UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent after it prevented them from reaching their fields for not carrying permits, the National News Agency reported Saturday.
NNA said that the Spanish contingent prevented several residents from reaching their homes and olive groves in an area near a UNIFIL base, saying they did not have permits that would allow them to enter the territory abutting the border.
The UNIFIL move led to a clash between the residents and the peacekeepers which was immediately solved after members of the Lebanese army interfered.
Following the mediation of the military and contacts with UNIFIL, the peacekeepers allowed the residents to reach their homes and fields with their vehicles.
The two sides also agreed to find a radical solution to the problem to avoid any future confrontation between the U.N. troops and the residents.
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