The gendarmerie officer reacted immediately, took out his gun, and as best he could until he fell, fired several shots at the attacker.
After three minutes, the group left the premises.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges in a separate prosecution last year for the attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs.
The attacker was injured in the leg and was receiving medical care but his condition is not life-threatening, a police spokesperson said.
Lebanese reports indicate seven targets were attacked on the Israeli-Syrian border. Anti-aircraft missiles were fired at Israeli jets in response.
The assailant threatened and attacked a police officer, stating that "Putin will take care of everyone, and I will take care of slaughtering you."
The Houthi group affirmed that the attacks were done as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people. "Our operations came in support of the Palestinian people and their victory."
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The three young men who live nearby at the time planned to throw Molotov cocktails at Arab citizens who were on the beach.
After a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani to the US, Kataib Hezbollah officials in the country met to discuss the potential move.
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