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A gunman opened fireplace on the U.S. Embassy constructing in Beirut on Wednesday morning, and the Lebanese military introduced that the gunman returned fireplace and wounded him earlier than taking him to a hospital for therapy.
“The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon within the Awka space (north of Beirut) got here underneath fireplace from Syrian nationals,” the navy reported in a press release.
He added that members deployed within the space “responded to the supply of the hearth, which resulted within the shooter being injured, arrested and transferred to hospital for therapy, and follow-up actions are being taken to find out the circumstances of the incident.”
He famous that troops deployed close to the embassy are inspecting the encompassing space “and are working laborious to implement mandatory safety measures to keep up the safety of the realm,” in keeping with a navy assertion.
Lebanon’s official information company reported that the Lebanese military closed the street resulting in the embassy after the accident.
The Washington Embassy in Beirut mentioned on the “X” platform that “at 8:34 a.m. native time, small arms capturing was reported close to the doorway to the embassy.”
She added: “Our facility (embassy) and our groups are protected because of the fast response of the Lebanese military, inner safety forces and our safety groups.”
The embassy concluded: “The investigation is ongoing and we’re in shut contact with the legislation enforcement authorities of the host nation (Lebanon).”
