Conflict Incident Report

Armed assaillants break into Albaraka bank in Cola and rob $70,000

Date of incident:

June 28, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Two armed assailants stormed into al-Baraka Bank Branch in Cola and robbed around 70.000 dollars, NNA field reporter said.

In details, two shrouded assailants broke into al-Baraka Bank in Cola, whereby one of them fired shots at the Bank's roof to scare and intimidate employees, asking them to stay in their place under the threat of arms. Employees were forced to collect money in a bag. The two armed men looted said money and fled to an unknown destination aboard a motorcycle.

The looting incident was caught on surveillance cameras which showed the images of the two assailants who stormed into the bank.

Police patrols in Beirut and southern suburbs are currently prosecuting the perpetrators, in a bid to arrest them.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/80796/Armed-assailants-break-i…

Primary category:

Robbery/Trespassing

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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Armed assaillants break into Albaraka bank in Cola and rob $70,000

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