Derek Smallhorne from Dublin was killed in the LebanonA former ice-cream seller has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two Irish peacekeeping troops in south Lebanon 40 years ago. A Lebanese military tribunal convicted Mahmoud Bazzi (76) of the murders of Pte Thomas Barrett, from Cork, and Pte Derek Smallhorne, from Dublin, on April 18, 1980. Bazzi was deported back to Lebanon from the United States five years ago and has been before the tribunal since then. Expand Close Thomas Barrett / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Thomas BarrettThe incident took place less than two weeks after the SLA attacked Irish troops in the village of At Tiri. During the April 18 incident, the three Irish peacekeepers were singled out by a gunman, who had been shouting “my brother, my brother”, and another man.

Source: Irish Independent December 21, 2020 21:00 UTC