German warship serving UNIFIL downs drone off Lebanon
BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A German warship operating as part of the United Nations' UNIFIL peacekeeping mission shot down a drone off the coast of Lebanon on Thursday, the German defence ministry told Reuters, as unease builds over the safety of the U.N. troops in the country.
德国国防部向路透社表示，一艘参与联合国驻黎巴嫩临时部队（UNIFIL）维和任务的德国军舰于周四在黎巴嫩海岸击落了一架无人机，随着以色列对真主党武装的地面行动展开，对联合国部队安全的担忧日益加剧。UNIFIL positions have come under fire in Lebanon since Israel launched a ground operation against Hezbollah militants on Oct. 1, raising alarm among European governments participating in the mission.自以色列于10月1日对真主党武装发动地面行动以来，联合国驻黎巴嫩临时部队的阵地遭到袭击，欧洲参与该任务的政府对此感到警惕。"The corvette brought an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into the water in a controlled crash," the spokesperson said, reporting no damage to the German vessel or its crew.发言人表示：“护卫舰通过控制让一架不明无人机坠入水中。”他报告称，德国舰艇和其船员未受损害。The corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein is continuing its duties, he added.他补充道，Ludwigshafen am Rhein号护卫舰仍在继续执行其任务。A spokesperson for the Bundeswehr military's joint operations command said the object of unknown origin was targeted by defence systems.德国联邦国防军联合指挥部发言人表示，这个不明来源的物体被防御系统锁定。UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said on X that a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) had approached one of its ships off the southern Lebanon coast earlier on Thursday. "In accordance with procedure, electronic countermeasures were used and the UAV fell and exploded on its own. We are looking into the matter," he said.联合国驻黎巴嫩临时部队发言人安德里亚·特内蒂在X平台上表示，周四早些时候，一架无人机接近了该部队在黎巴嫩南部海岸附近的一艘船只。“按照程序，使用了电子对抗措施，该无人机自行坠落并爆炸。我们正在调查此事。”The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the incident.