UNIFIL welcomes conclusion of Private Sean Rooney trail

UNIFIL is welcoming the conclusion of the trial process into the murder of Private Sean Rooney.

Five men were given a combination of fines and short sentences in prison, while one man was sentenced to death for his role in ambushing the UN peacekeeping vehicle in December 2022.

A seventh person was acquitted after the trial in Lebanon.

UNIFIL has offered its sympathies to the family of Private Rooney.

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