No Malaysian soldiers affected in Beirut blasts, says Embassy of Lebanon

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Embassy of Lebanon in Malaysia has clarified that Malaysian soldiers currently deployed under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) were not affected by the massive blast at a warehouse at Beirut's port area.

The embassy, in a statement, said the blast happened in Beirut and its suburb and that Malaysian Unifil soldiers are based in south Lebanon, which was not affected by the blast.