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Conflict Incident Report
Four armed men rob bank in Beirut's southern suburbs
Date of incident:
November 17, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
On 17 Nov 16, four armed men fled with a large amount of cash following a bank robbery in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The four gunmen, wearing masks and black attire, robbed a Banque Libano-Francaise branch in the Mreijeh area at gunpoint at around 0900hrs. The men stole around $147,000 after they threatened the bank’s employees and customers. They left in a black Range Rover. Internal Security Forces arrived quickly to the scene to inspect surveillance footage inside and outside the bank.
Primary category:
Robbery/Trespassing
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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