Clarification concerning a helicopter belonging to the Brazilian Navy hovering towards Naqoura

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

The Army Command – Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:

Some media outlets and social media websites published news concerning a British military helicopter hovering above Fuel Bloc 9.

The Army Command clarifies that this helicopter belongs to the Brazilian Navy and flew on 17/12/2019 in order to perform maintenance work at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura at a pre-authorized flight schedule from 7.00 until 15.00.