Corporal Soria, married, 36 years old and from Malaga, was deployed in the "Córdoba 10" Mechanized Infantry Regiment of the "Guzmán el Bueno" Brigade from Cerro Muriano, and had been part of the "Libre Hidalgo" mission since November 2014. The unit was deployed at the "Miguel de Cervantes" base in Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon.
The President of the Government has been informed of the death by the Minister for Defence, Pedro Morenés, and by the Chief of Defence Staff, Fleet Admiral Fernando García Sánchez.
The Minister for Defence cancelled his scheduled trip to India and is presently on his way back to Spain.
The corporal had joined the Spanish Armed Forces in 2004 and this was his second tour of duty on the United Nations international mission UNIFIL - the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
Awarded with the Military Cross of Merit with Red Distinction
The Ministry of Defence announced that Corporal Soria Toledo, who died on Wednesday morning, will be awarded the Military Cross of Merit with Red Distinction.
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