two german soldiers , part of the belgian security unit in lebanon , were killed friday after stepping on a cluster bomb during a forest - clearing operation in northeast sudan . one of the two soldiers stepped on a cluster bomb while removing a minefield near the area of majdel silim . their injuries were " minor but not lives - critical " , a unifil spokesman said , though this was denied by the office of the algerian minister of defense , gerard flahaut . one soldier was wounded at the neck , the other was wounded at the back .
UNIFIL is affiliated with the Belgian Minister of Defence.