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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests four shooters in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
July 5, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

An army force arrested 4 persons in Bab El- Ramel and Zahriyeh in Tripoli for their involvement in two disputes during which light war weapons were used and a citizen got wounded. 
The army seized two Kalashnikovs, a war gun, a grenade, a wireless apparatus, and light ammunitions. 

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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.