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AUKAR, 5 Jun: A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said.<\/p>\n
The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced thousands along the border, following years of political deadlock and economic hardship.<\/p>\n
Local media reported that there was a gunfight involving at least one attacker and lasting almost half an hour.<\/p>\n
Joe Abdo, who works at a gas station near the compound said he heard \u201caround 15 to 20 rounds of gunfire\u201d while working that morning. \u201cWe ran here to see what\u2019s happening and suddenly, the army blocked us from going up,\u201d he told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
No motive was imme-diately clear, but Lebanese media have published photos that appear to show a bloodied attacker wearing a black vest with the words \u201cIslamic State\u201d written in Arabic and the English initials \u201cI\u201d and \u201cS.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Islamic State has not claimed the attack, nor has any other group.<\/p>\n
A Lebanese security official and two judicial officials familiar with the case said the gunman appeared to be a lone attacker. They identified him as a resident of the eastern Lebanese border town of Majdal Anjar near Syria. Earlier, the Lebanese military identified the suspect as a Syrian national.<\/p>\n
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not cleared to speak to the press.<\/p>\n
The military raided both Majdal Anjar and nearby Suweiri, the Lebanese army said in a statement, where it arrested three relatives of the suspect and two other people believed to be associated with him.<\/p>\n
The officials said they did not find other gunmen or evidence of a possible extremist cell. The suspect was shot in the stomach and leg before being captured and taken to the military hospital in Beirut, according to the officials. (AP)<\/p>\n
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