Attack on US Embassy in Lebanon foiled, army fights back to kill one assailant

The Lebanese army thwarted an attack by gunmen on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday morning in Beirut. 

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.

Local media reported that there was a gunfight involving at least one attacker and lasting almost half an hour by the U.S. diplomatic mission.

In a post on X, the Lebanese army said members wounded one of the shooters, a Syrian national, who was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment.