JAKARTA - The bodies of three TNI members who died while serving as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have arrived at 17.30 WIB at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten on Saturday afternoon.
Based on the report received in Jakarta, Saturday, the three bodies were buried in the VIP Building of Terminal 3 and were greeted by a number of TNI soldiers.
In the online broadcast, the three coffins were immediately put into three hearses. The plan is for the welcoming ceremony to be led directly by President Prabowo Subianto.
Launching ANTARA, Saturday, April 4. the three TNI soldiers who died in Lebanon were Captain Inf Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, Sertu Muhammad Nur Ikhwan, and Praka Farizal Rhomadhon.
Praka Farizal Rhomadhon was reported to have died from artillery fire around the position of the Indonesian UNIFIL contingent near Adchit Al Qusayr, southern Lebanon, on Sunday (29/3).
Exactly the next day on Monday (30/3), Indonesia again lost two more personnel at UNIFIL when the convoy of troops they were guarding was attacked. The two personnel who died in the attack were Infantry Captain Zulmi Aditya Iskandar and Sergeant Muhammad Nur Ichwan.
Meanwhile, five TNI soldiers who were injured include Lieutenant One Infantry Sulthan Wirdean Maulana, Head Soldier (Praka) Deni Rianto, Praka Rico Pramudia, Praka Bayu Prakoso, and Praka Arif Kurniawan.
Previously, Indonesia again asked the UN Security Council to investigate all incidents against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) after three Indonesian peacekeepers were injured by an explosion on Friday (3/4) in El Addaiseh, southern Lebanon.
In an official statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Jakarta, Saturday, Indonesia expressed its deep concern over the explosion that occurred on Friday (3/4) in El Addaiseh, southern Lebanon, which injured three Indonesian peacekeepers serving in UNIFIL.
"Indonesia again asks the UN Security Council to immediately investigate all incidents against UNIFIL and that a meeting be held immediately between the countries contributing UNIFIL troops to conduct a review and take action to strengthen protection for troops serving in UNIFIL," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its official statement.
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