Conflict Incident Report

Six prisoners injured in Qobbeh jail riot

Date of incident:

May 6, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Six prisoners were lightly injured during the riot that happened in Qobbeh jail yesterday (Friday), a communiqué issued by the Interior Security - General Directorate, Public Relations Department said on Saturday. The communiqué mentioned that riot broke up yesterday afternoon in the said jail after two prisoners demanded to be moved to another prison, threatened to hang themselves, beat with the help of about ten prisoners others who refused to join them and then burned two mattresses, blocked the door not to allow security forces guards to enter to the cell block. It also said that at 22 minutes after midnight, a security force succeeded in ending the riot and bringing back calm to the place.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/61112/Six-prisoners-injured-in-Qobbeh...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Assault

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Six prisoners injured in Qobbeh jail riot