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19/02/2009
George Clooney Makes Surprise Visit To Irish Troops
Hollywood Actor George Clooney has surprised Irish soldiers in Chad with an unexpected visit.
The actor, who was given the title UN Messenger of Peace in January last year, made an unscheduled stop at Camp Ciara in Goz Beida in the southeast of the country late on Tuesday evening.
There he met members of 99 Infantry Battalion and posed for photos. Clooney is travelling in Chad with his father Nick and UN humanitarian personnel. Reports say he stayed for only several minutes, although spared enough time to wish one female soldier a happy birthday.
The Academy award winning actor and screenwriter is also an active campaigner against the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.
(DW/JM)
The actor, who was given the title UN Messenger of Peace in January last year, made an unscheduled stop at Camp Ciara in Goz Beida in the southeast of the country late on Tuesday evening.
There he met members of 99 Infantry Battalion and posed for photos. Clooney is travelling in Chad with his father Nick and UN humanitarian personnel. Reports say he stayed for only several minutes, although spared enough time to wish one female soldier a happy birthday.
The Academy award winning actor and screenwriter is also an active campaigner against the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.
(DW/JM)
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