One dead, five wounded in Lebanon mosque shooting

The state-run National News Agency said more gunfire broke out later between Lebanese troops and the shooting suspect, who was wounded in that exchange.

A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the man killed and the five wounded were all Syrian citizens. 

The town is home to many Syrian refugees who fled their country's 12-year conflict.

Lebanon is home to more than one million Syrian refugees and anti-Syrian sentiments have been on the rise since Lebanon's economic meltdown began in October 2019. 

The decline is rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by the country's ruling class. Three-quarters of the country's six million people live in poverty.