 Beirut shooting near US embassy Syrian man arrested

shooting on Wednesday near the US embassy in Beirut, a Syrian man was taken into custody, according to the Lebanese army

The embassy claimed that all of its staff members were safe

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According to an army statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy, located in the northern suburb of Awkar

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The statement detailed that Army personnel in the area responded to the gunfire and wounded the shooter

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At 8:34am local time, a small arms fire was reported in the vicinity of the entrance" to the high-security mission, according to the US embassy

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After 63 people were killed in a suicide attack on the embassy in April 1983, it was moved to Awkar Readmore

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