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Conflict Incident Report
Assailants steal over $5,300 at gunpoint in north Lebanon
Date of incident:
February 18, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
BEIRUT: Gunmen stole around $5,300 from two Syrian nationals in north Lebanon, state media reported.
The National News Agency said that 51-year-old Yaacoub al-Sadabashi and 57-year-old Mohammad Mohammad were intercepted by four men driving a Mercedes Benz car in the northern district of Akkar overnight Saturday.
The two Syrians claimed that the four suspects had stolen $5,000 and SYP 80,000 ($373) in cash from them at gunpoint.
No further details were given
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.