An unknown gunman opened fireplace exterior the closely fortified U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, however a spokesperson say nobody was damage
ByThe Related Press
September 20, 2023, 6:37 PM
This can be a locator map for Lebanon with its capital, Beirut. (AP Photograph)
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BEIRUT — An unknown gunman opened fireplace exterior the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon late Wednesday evening.
Embassy spokesperson Jake Nelson stated in an announcement that “small arms fireplace was reported within the neighborhood of the doorway” of the closely fortified compound within the Beirut suburb of Awkar.
“There have been no accidents, and our facility is secure,” he stated. “We’re in shut contact with host nation regulation enforcement authorities.”
Earlier this yr marked the fortieth anniversary of a lethal bombing assault on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on April 18. U.S. officers blame the assault, which killed 63 individuals, on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Following that assault, the embassy was moved from central Beirut to the Christian suburb of Awkar, north of the capital. One other bomb assault struck the brand new location on Sept. 20, 1984.
Lately there have been no reported assaults on the embassy.