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Conflict Incident Report
Arrest of Lebanese phone dealer
Date of incident:
November 15, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
On 15 Nov 16, a number of residents in Beirut's southern suburbs and the eastern city of Baalbek protested the arrest of a mobile phone dealer accused of smuggling. Local media reported that protesters blocked both the old and new airport roads about a kilometer from the Beirut international airport just south of the capital to protest the arrest of Kamel Amhaz, the owner of several mobile phone shops in the area. The arrest came as a joint effort between Lebanese police and Interpol.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary):
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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