Lebanon: Once again the US embassy was targeted, firing continued for half an hour, Lebanese soldiers caught one

Lebanese soldiers caught the gunman who tried to attack the US Embassy in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. This incident occurred amid ongoing tension in Lebanon. In fact, clashes between Hezbollah terrorists and Israeli soldiers have been going on in the border areas for the past one month. The Lebanese army issued a statement saying that the soldiers shot one of the attackers. They have identified the attacker as a Syrian citizen. The attacker was taken to the hospital after being shot.

However, after this incident, it is not clear what was the aim of the attacker. Lebanese media released a picture in which one of the attackers was covered in blood and was wearing a black vest. Islamic State was written on his vest.

Firing continued for half an hour outside the US Embassy

Lebanese media reported that firing continued for about half an hour outside the US Embassy. Lebanese security official said that there were four attackers, one of them brought the rest of the attackers to the spot. He said that one attacker died, the second escaped from the spot, the third was injured and the fourth was taken into custody.

The US Embassy reacted after this attack. They said that no one was injured in this attack. Lebanon’s acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a statement that he was informed about the situation after a meeting with the Defense Minister and Army Commander. At present, the situation is stable and the matter is under investigation. The Lebanese Army said that military personnel have been deployed outside the embassy after the attack.

The US Embassy has been attacked before as well

Let us tell you that in 1983, the US Embassy in Beirut was attacked, in which 63 people died. The US blamed the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah for this attack. After this attack, the US Embassy was shifted from central Beirut to Oukar. Last year, the Lebanese Army arrested two citizens for firing at the US Embassy. However, no one was injured in this attack.