Today, Israeli troops shelled the headquarters a battalion of U-N peacekeeping troops in South Lebannon. The compound was filled with dozens of refugees. At least seventy-four people are reported dead and many others wounded. Robert Siegel talks with U-N spokesman Timur (TEE-more) Goksel (GOCK-sull) from his office in Southern Lebanon about the shelling. Mr. Goksel describes the compound that was hit and the refugees who were seeking shelter there.
Copyright 1996 NPR
