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Italian UNIFIL base gym in Shama hit - Tajani

Israel asked to explain, they'll launch immediate investigation

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(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 15 - A gym at an Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers base in Lebanon has been hit by an artillery shell that did not explode and Italy has asked Israel to explain the incident, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Friday.
    "I have asked the new Israeli Foreign Minister for clarifications on what happened in Shama", in Lebanon, "where an unexploded artillery shell hit the gym of our UNIFIL base," said Tajani, who is also deputy premier, on the sidelines of a visit to Munich.
    "I reiterated the request for protection for the Italian soldiers, who are there for peace and are not terrorists.
    "He was very helpful and guaranteed an immediate investigation into the incident". (ANSA).
   

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