Jake Nelson, spokesman for the US Embassy in Lebanon, said that fire was opened near the American diplomatic mission building on September 20, but there was no loss of life. This was reported by Reuters.
“At 22.37 local time, a report of small arms fire was received near the entrance of the US Embassy. There were no injuries, our facility is safe. We are in close contact with law enforcement in the host country,” Nelson said.
previously unknown thrown A Molotov cocktail-shaped bomb was thrown at the entrance of the Swedish Embassy in Lebanon.
The bomb did not explode.
“The attack may have had something to do with the burning of the Quran. “We are investigating this and believe we will find the perpetrators,” a police source from Beirut told Swedish journalists.
Previously, burning the Quran was allowed in Sweden.
On July 21, Hezbollah Secretary General Nasrallah called for the expulsion of Swedish ambassadors from Islamic countries over the burning and desecration of the Quran in Stockholm.
Previously in the USA questioned The rigidity of Russia’s “red lines”.