By Yang Yuan, Zhang Boyu and Zeng Xuetong
BEIJING, Apr. 8 -- Recently, the 23rd Chinese peacekeeping multi-role engineering company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team to help the South Korean peacekeeping troops neutralize expired high explosive ammunition, thereby eliminating security risks in the UNIFIL camps.
The continuing tension in southern Lebanon exacerbates the already acute challenge faced by the UNIFIL troop-contributing countries in the disposal of expired ammunition. Recently, the Chinese EOD team was assigned by the Combat Engineering Division of the UNIFIL Operations Department to destroy 277.2 kilograms of expired COMP-C4 explosives.
Prior to the operation, the Chinese peacekeepers conducted an overall security assessment of the blasting site under the control of the UNIFIL. During the process, all steps, including the movement, placement and detonation of the explosives, were conducted in strict accordance with the UN standard operating procedures. After the successful destruction of the expired high explosive ammunition, the South Korean peacekeeping troops expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Chinese EOD team.