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Conflict Incident Report

South Lebanon police catch two burglars in the act

Date of incident: 
November 28, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 28 Nov 16, Police caught two burglars red-handed as they were breaking into a building in Kfarjoz town of Nabatieh-South Lebanon. Police shot several times in the suspects’ direction before apprehending them. The two men allegedly admitted to previously committing acts of burglary in Nabatieh and its surrounding areas.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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.