2 killed in Beirut shootout

Lebanese security forces stormed a building in Beirut early yesterday after a nighttime shootout with gunmen holed up inside a flat, in an incident, which left two dead and seven wounded, security sources said.
One gunman was killed in the shootout and the body of another man was found inside the flat in west Beirut's Karakass district, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Another gunman was wounded, the army said in a statement, adding that the man had previously been "detained for several years in Lebanon for security reasons," without elaborating.