BEIJING - China strongly condemns the attack against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), urging the immediate cessation of any attacks against United Nations peacekeepers, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular press briefing here on Monday.

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Mao's remarks came after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed and another injured when a projectile exploded at a UNIFIL position near a southern Lebanese village, according to UNIFIL on early Monday.