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Conflict Incident Report
Army arrests suspect over weapons trading
Date of incident:
December 6, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
The Lebanese Army raided a workshop in Beirut’s southern suburbs that belonged to a man suspected of being in possession of and trading in "weapons of war".
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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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