| 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°56′6″N 35°35′53″E / 33.93500°N 35.59806°E |
| Date | 5 June 2024 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Type 56 assault rifle |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
On 5 June 2024, at 8:34 am, a shooting took place at the US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. An armed assailant opened fire on the embassy located in the Awkar area in Beirut, lightly injuring a security guard. The attacker was wounded and detained by the Lebanese Armed Forces.[1]
- ^ "Lebanon arrests gunman following attack on US embassy in Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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