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Two soldiers injured and a fugitive killed during pursuit
Date of incident:
May 12, 2017
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Judicial Police - ISF
Lebanese Civilians
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division - issued the following communiqué:
"At approximately 22:30 on 12/05/2017, upon the signal of the relevant judicial authority, and in the area of Bir al-Abd, the southern suburb judicial police unit arrested one of the most wanted persons, on charges of committing more than a murder. The arrestee is Lebanese. During the pursuit, the fugitive fired at elements of the judicial police with a pistol which was in his possession, wounding two soldiers, which forced them to respond with counter-shooting that led to his injury. The arrestee was later taken to a hospital for treatment, but soon succumbed to his wounds and died."
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.
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