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Syrian Gunman Shot After Opening Fire at US Embassy in Lebanon

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A gunman opened fire at the US Embassy in Lebanon, and was subsequently shot by the Lebanese army. According to reports, the attacker is a Syrian citizen, and a member of the embassy's security team was injured in the incident. The motive behind the attack has not been reported yet. Diplomatic sources confirmed that US Ambassador Lisa Johnson was not present at the time of the incident. The gunman was taken into custody for medical treatment after being wounded by the army.

  1. LB
    Zeina Khodr
    Al Jazeera
    1. It's too early to say [what were] the motives behind the attacks. There hasn't been any claim of responsibility.
    2. Ever since the war on Gaza happened in October, we've seen violent protests in this area, people trying to make their way to the embassy, people venting their anger towards the US administration.

sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Times
  4. 4.The Washington Post
  5. 5.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Islamic Terrorism
  3. 3.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
  4. 4.Syrian War Aftermath

countries

  1. 1.IsraelIL
  2. 2.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  3. 3.LebanonLB
  4. 4.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  5. 5.United StatesUS
  6. 6.YemenYE

organizations

  1. 1.US EmbassyUS
  2. 2.HezbollahLB
  3. 3.Islamic State
  4. 4.Lebanese armyLB

persons

  1. 1.Lisa Johnson
  2. 2.Najib MikatiLB
  3. 3.Zeina KhodrLB

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
Syrian Gunman Shot After Opening Fire at US Embassy in Lebanon