Two bullets hit the car of Lebanon’s caretaker <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/defense" target="_blank">defense minister</a> on Thursday while he was driving in a convoy near Beirut, a senior security official said. No one was hurt.

<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/middle-east/lebanon" target="_blank">A senior Lebanese</a> Army official said an investigation was underway to find out if the minister was targeted.&nbsp;

He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

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<div class="m" data-v-1fd77e21=""><picture data-v-1fd77e21=""><source media="(max-width: 767px)"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/08/640/320/AP23221759064297.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Lebanese soldiers stand guard " width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info" data-v-1fd77e21=""><div class="caption" data-v-1fd77e21=""><p data-v-1fd77e21=""><span data-v-1fd77e21="">Lebanese soldiers stand guard next to an overturned truck in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon, on Aug. 9, 2023.&nbsp;</span> <span data-v-1fd77e21="">(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</span></p></div></div>

Defense Minister Maurice Sleem said in a brief statement that nobody <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health" target="_blank">was hurt</a>, without giving further details.

Lebanese Defense Minister Maurice Sleem's vehicle was struck by gunshots on Aug. 10, 2023, near Beirut. No injuries were reported following the shooting.{ai:summary}<p>Bullets hit Lebanon's defense minister's car in a convoy near Beirut, but no one was injured. An investigation is underway to determine if he was targeted. #politics</p>

Vehicle of Lebanon's defense minister struck by gunshots near Beirut, no injuries reported

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