Lebanon’s Defense Minister Safe After Gunfire Hits Car

By Najia Houssari

Gunfire hit the car of Lebanon’s caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Sleem on Thursday afternoon as he was driving in a convoy near Beirut.

No one was hurt in the incident in the Jisr Al-Basha area, located in the eastern suburbs of Beirut.

Sleem told reporters: “I am fine, but gunfire hit the rear...