A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday, but was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Lebanon’s army.
The Lebanese army thwarted an attack by gunmen on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday morning in Beirut. One assailant was reportedly killed.
A Lebanese security official told The Associated Press that there were four assailants, including one who drove them to the site and three who opened fire. One shooter was killed, one escaped and the third was wounded and detained by the Lebanese military.
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said “small arms fire” was reported in the vicinity of its entrance around 8:34 a.m. local time, but that its facility and team were safe.
