two swiss forces , representative of the un military force in beirut , were hospitalized shortly after stepping on a car bomb during a mine - clearing campaign in southern lebanese . other of the swiss soldiers stepped on a roadside bomb while in a tiptoeing near the village of majdel silim . their burns were " serious but not life - threatening " , a unifil spokesperson said , however this was denied by the cabinet of the belgian chief of defence , andre flahaut . first man was shot at the neck , the second was wounded at the knee .
UNIFIL is affiliated with the Belgian Minister of Defence.