PETALING JAYA: All six Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) soldiers who were injured in Lebanon are safely back at camp, says the Armed Forces.
In a statement on Friday (Nov 8), the Armed Forces said that the injured soldier treated at Hospital Hamood was discharged on Friday, at 6.01am Malaysian time.
"Follow-up treatment on those injured will be given by Malbatt 850 medical officers at the Marakah Camp and they will resume normal duties once recovered.
"All affected are safely back at camp," read the statement.
It added that the convoy arrived safely at the camp at around 11.30pm Malaysian time on the same day of the incident.
It said the explosion that injured Malaysian troops was targeted at a civilian vehicle but it also damaged the bus transporting the troops.
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The Armed Forces also said the change of Malbatt troops in Lebanon is proceeding as planned despite the attack.
"The Armed Forces will continue on with the scheduled change between Malbatt 850-11 and Malbatt 850-12 as set by Unifil (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), the Armed Forces.
"The second batch is estimated to leave on Nov 10 with a strength of 219 personnel," it said.
Six Malbatt members were injured in an attack en route to Marakah Camp from Beirut at 7.45pm Malaysian time (1.54pm Lebanese time) on Thursday (Nov 7).
The Malbatt 850-12 squad consists of 854 officers and personnel to relieve the current Malbatt 850-11 stationed in Lebanon.
They are being sent to Lebanon in stages until Nov 18 with the first batch consisting of 220 personnel deployed on Wednesday.
