AUKAR: Lebanese security agencies are investigating a late-night shooting outside the heavily fortified US Embassy just north of Beirut, officials said Thursday. No one was hurt in the small-arms fire. The shots erupted near the entrance to the embassy compound in Beirut’s northeastern suburb of Aukar on Wednesday night. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting and the motives behind it were not known. After the shooting, the Lebanese army took measures and launched the investigation, including analysing security camera footage from the area, a Lebanese official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. Lebanese military police marked at least five bullet holes in the wall next to the embassy entrance. Heavier-than-usual security measures were in effect, but the road leading to the embassy was not closed. “There were no injuries, and our facility is safe,” US Embassy spokesperson Jake Nelson said. “We are in close contact with host country law enforcement authorities.”