Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A bomb went off near a U.N. patrol vehicle in southern Lebanon Friday, wounding five French U.N. troops in the latest attack on peacekeepers in the region this year. The soldiers received treatment on the scene before being evacuated for further medical attention, said Andrea Tenenti, deputy spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, which monitors the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. Tenenti said that the injuries suffered were light. French and Lebanese officials roundly condemned the strike, which occurred east of the city of Tyre and near the town of Burj Al Shamali.
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NEW: The blast is condemned by France, Lebanese officials and Hezbollah
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The injuries suffered by the soldiers are light
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This is one of several attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon this year
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The five wounded troops are French
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