Roadside bomb wounds 2 UN peacekeepers on patrol south of Beirut

By YAAKOV KATZ, AP
A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near a United Nations patrol south of Beirut, wounding two Spanish peacekeepers, Lebanese security officials said. The explosion rocked the town of Rmeileh, near the southern coastal city of Sidon. Smoke was seen billowing from the scene, witnesses said. Two Lebanese security officials described the attack, both on condition of anonymity in line with Lebanese military regulations.