Jakarta, April 5 -- Indonesia has requested an extraordinary United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting to discuss attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

"The Indonesian government, through our permanent mission in New York, requested a meeting one day after the first incident," Foreign Minister Sugiono said in Tangerang, Banten, on Saturday.

The move was taken as a firm response to the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Sugiono said France, the Security Council's penholder on Lebanon, had agreed to Indonesia's request.

Through the meeting, Indonesia aims to strongly condemn attacks targeting UN peacekeeping personnel and facilities.

"In essence, we strongly co...