A suspect has been arrested over the shooting dead of Irish peacekeeper Sean Rooney in Lebanon.
Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group has handed over a man suspected of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper
Private Rooney, 23, was killed and three other people were injured earlier this month when their UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle was attacked near the village of Al-Aqbiya in the country’s south, a stronghold of the Iran-backed group.
He was buried with full military honours in Newtowncunningham on Thursday afternoon last.
The remains of Pte Sean Rooney is carried to his last resting place by comprades from the 27th Infantry Battalion. (NW Newspix)
UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Lebanon and Israel and operates near the border.
Judicial sources have revealed that investigations showed Pte Rooney died from a bullet to the head when seven projectiles pierced the car he and his colleagues were travelling in on December 14. The other victims were hurt when the car hit a pylon and overturned.
On Sunday night, a security official confirmed a prime suspect was in custody.
