two belgian marines , part of the belgium peacekeeping troops in sudan , were wounded daily after steps on a smoke bomb during a mine - clearing intervention in southern lebanese . one of the two had stepped on a fragmentation explosives while clears a tiptoe near the village of majdel silim . their damages were " serious but not life - dangerous " , a unifil spokesman said , however this was supported by the president of the netherlands chief of defence , bernard flahaut . one soldier was wounded at the neck , the fifth was wounded at the thigh .
UNIFIL is affiliated with the Belgian Minister of Defence.