Man Killed as Gunmen Attack Cafe in Tripoli's Abi Samra

A man was killed on Friday when unknown attackers opened fire at a cafe in the Tripoli neighborhood of Abi Samra, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Two young men on a motorcycle opened fire at a cafe in Abi Samra, which left Yehia Hassoun wounded,” NNA said.

Hassoun was rushed to al-Mazloum Hospital where he soon died of his wounds, it added.

Security forces arrived on the scene and launched an investigation into the incident, the agency reported.

Meanwhile, al-Jadeed television said the shooting broke out near Friends Cafe, which triggered a fire that gutted the coffee shop and left two people wounded, one of whom died later of his wounds.

Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said “Hassoun died of wounds incurred in an armed ambush after an attempt to kidnap him, which prompted gunmen to deploy in Abi Samra and the army to close all roads leading to the area."