The Lebanese military in a statement said that soldiers shot an assailant, who they only described as a Syrian national.
Lebanese security stand guard on a road that leads to the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut , Lebanon, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
The attack took place as tensions continued to simmer in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and The gunman was wounded and taken to a hospital. Local media reported that there was a gunfight involving at least one attacker lasting almost half an hour. A video that surfaced on social media showed a gunman in a parking lot across the embassy's entrance shooting with what appears to be an assault rifle.
A statement from Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati's office said that he was informed following meetings with the defense minister and army commander that the situation was now stable and that serious investigations are underway.In 1983, a deadly bombing attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut killed 63 people.. U.S. officials blame the attack on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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