The Defence Ministry said two vehicles from the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt 850-11), deployed to the United Nations Interim Force (Unifil) mission in Lebanon, were attacked by a group of unruly civilians on Sept 18.

In a statement today, the armed forces strategic defence intelligence and communication headquarters said the incident, which went viral on social media, occurred at 5.32pm local time (11.32pm Malaysian time) on Wednesday.

“The incident involved two fitted for radio (FFR) vehicles.