Indonesia calls 'unacceptable' the explosion that injured three peacekeepers

Jakarta on Saturday called the explosion that injured three Indonesian peacekeepers on Friday in southern Lebanon "unacceptable," just days after three other peacekeepers were also killed in Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

UNIFIL said the explosion took place inside a UN facility near El Adeisse, injuring three peacekeepers who were rushed to the hospital. Two of them are seriously injured.

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Jakarta confirmed that all of the injured are Indonesian, and that "the cause of the explosion" is unknown.

"Repeated attacks or incidents of this kind are unacceptable," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Friday's explosion occurred just days after three Indonesian peacekeepers died on March 29 and 30 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been clashing since the start of the war in the Middle East.