| 2019 Tripoli shooting | |
|---|---|
  Tripoli Location of Tripoli in Lebanon. | |
| Location | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Date | 3 June 2019 23:30 |
| Target | Police and soldiers |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Gun and explosive |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Victims | Two police officers and two soldiers |
On 3 June 2019, a gunman killed four security members—two police officers and two soldiers—in Tripoli, Lebanon. The attacker was a recent member of the militant group Islamic State (ISIS), but no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place when security forces were dispatched to the city's streets to ensure citizen safety at the end of the Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr holidays. The attacker was identified by the authorities and the Lebanese army as Abdel Rahman Mabsout; he was a former ISIS member who had participated in the Syrian Civil War against the Syrian government. He was detained and tried for fighting for ISIS when he returned from Syria in 2016 but was released after a year in jail in late 2017.[1]
- ^ Haines-Young, James; Rose, Sunniva (4 June 2019). "Lebanon gripped by 'night of terror' as ISIS fighter attacks Tripoli". The National. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.