Six United Nations peacekeepers were killed Sunday and two others wounded in a car bombing targeting UN troops in southern Lebanon, Lebanese police sources said.

A police source said that vehicle involved in the attack was "most
likely" driven by a suicide bomber.

It was the first deadly attack on the 13,000-strong United Nations force since last year's Israel-Hezbollah war and drew swift condemnation from the United States, France as well as Lebanese guerilla group Hezbollah.

Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso said the five included three
Colombians and three Spanish peacekeepers. The two injured troops were also from Spain, he told reporters in Madrid.

Security sources in Lebanon reported that UN troops hit a roadside bomb while on patrol. The explosion was said to have completely burned an armored troop carrier and to have severely damaged another vehicle, near the southeastern town of Khiyam.

The bomb had exploded between the towns of Marjayoun and Khiam, about six kilometers north of the Israeli border town of Metulla. Security sources said the bomb had been operated by remote control.

A police source said a suicide car bomber was "most likely" to blame for the deadly explosion. The source said a mangled car was found at the scene with human remains inside.

There was no immediate claim for the attack...