NNA – Deputy chief of UNIFIL#39;s Strategic Communications and Public Information Office, Kandice Ardiel, said on Friday that ldquo;a peacekeeping vehicle on a routine logistical movement to Beirut last night ended up on an unplanned route.rdquo;nbsp;
ldquo;The vehicle was stopped and peacekeepers were detained by local individuals. They were later released,rdquo; she added.nbsp;
ldquo;We emphasize that, in addition to freedom of movement inside UNIFILrsquo;s area of operations, peacekeepers have the freedom and authorization from the Lebanese Government to move throughout Lebanon for administrative and logistical reasons,rdquo; she noted.
ldquo;This freedom of movement is essential to the implementation of Resolution 1701,rdquo; Ardiel stressed.
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