A judge at Lebanon’s military court has charged the gunman who opened fire at the U.S. embassy near Beirut with being affiliated to the militant Islamic State group.
FILE - Lebanese special forces sit in their vehicle as they patrol on a road that leads to the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon , June 5, 2024. On Tuesday, July 2, a judge at Lebanon ’s military court charged the gunmen who opened fire at the U.S. embassy near Beirut with being affiliated to the militant Islamic State group. FILE - A general view of a part of the U.S. Embassy compound in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon , June 5, 2024.
Judicial and security officials familiar with the investigation previously told The Associated Press that Farraj initially appeared to be a lone wolf and not linked to any extremist group. The Lebanese Army soon after the shootout raided the eastern Lebanese towns of Majdal Anjar and nearby Suweiri, where it arrested three relatives of the suspect and two other people believed to be associated with him.
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