Lebanon, UNIFIL runs the "Beirut Marathon"

"Peace, Love, Run” was the theme of the 13th edition of the "Beirut Marathon"” who ran yesterday through the streets of the capital of the same name, attracting the participation of thousands of people, referred to about 200 UNIFIL mission blue helmets (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).

Among the participants also the divisional general Luciano Portolano, mission chief and commander of UN forces in southern Lebanon, whose presence – for the second year in a row – along with that of its peacekeepers testifies to the "strong bond between UNIFIL, Lebanon and its people".

Source: Defense Online