{"id":114489,"date":"2024-06-05T07:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=114489"},"modified":"2024-06-05T07:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:57:18","slug":"gunmen-attack-u-s-embassy-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/114489\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen attack U.S. embassy in Lebanon\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Three gunmen attacked on Wednesday the U.S. embassy in the suburb of Aukar in the north of Beirut, the Lebanese army said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the attackers, said to be Syrian, was injured as the Lebanese soldiers shot at him and that he was hospitalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At 8:34 a.m. local time, small arms fire was reported in the vicinity of the entrance to the U.S. Embassy.  Thanks to the quick reaction of the LAF, ISF, and our Embassy security team, our facility and our team are safe.  Investigations are underway and we are in close contact\u2026<\/p>&mdash; U.S. Embassy Beirut (@usembassybeirut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembassybeirut\/status\/1798240030512607534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. embassy said, &#8220;At 8:34 a.m. local time, small arms fire was reported in the vicinity of the entrance to the U.S. Embassy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">it added that the embassy and the security team are safe, noting that &#8220;Investigations are underway and we are in close contact with host country law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Three gunmen attacked on Wednesday the U.S. embassy in the suburb of Aukar in the north of Beirut, the Lebanese army said. 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