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Shooting at Lebanese mosque leaves 1 dead, 5 injured; suspect nabbed

  • A shooting inside a mosque in Lebanon during prayers left one person dead and five others wounded.
  • The reason for the shooting is unclear, though some reports indicate it may have stemmed from a personal dispute.
  • Lebanese security forces exchanged gunfire with and wounded the suspected shooter.
  • All the casualties were Syrian citizens, reflecting the large Syrian refugee population in the area.
  • Anti-Syrian sentiments have been rising in Lebanon, which hosts over 1 million Syrian refugees and is experiencing economic troubles.
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