The Permanent Military Tribunal of Lebanon has communicated to the United Nations Interim Force for Lebanon (UNIFIL) the verdicts on the attack that took place on June 24, 2007 against a BMR vehicle of the Spanish contingent near the town of El Khiam using a vehicle with committed an explosive device. A defense staff statement releasing the Lebanese court’s decision detailed: “Defendant Naim Hammoud is currently in prison and has been convicted of two crimes. In the first case, a life sentence was imposed for killing and attempted killing of members of the Spanish UNIFIL contingent by detonating a car bomb. Second, a fifteen-year prison term for forming an armed group with the aim of committing crimes against people, undermining the authority of the state, for possessing explosive material for the purpose of committing acts of terrorism, for committing acts of terrorism and for transporting Military weapons without a license.”
The General Staff note states: “The soldiers who died were Legionnaires Paratroopers Juan Carlos Villoria Díaz, Jonathan Galea García, Yeison Alejandro Castaño Abadía, Jeferson Vargas Moya, Yhon Edisson Posada Valencia and Manuel David Portas Ruiz.” They were part of the Protected Light Tactical Group of the Lebanon II Brigade Contingent and belonged to the Almogávares VI Parachute Brigade.”
The attack, which wounded two other soldiers, was perpetrated by a remote controlled hidden bomb in a white Renault Rapid car with a false number plate. The blast hit the UN peacekeepers’ BMR vehicle, which was conducting a routine operation in a village near the town of El Khiam.
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