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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests two members of Hyundai thief gang

Date of incident: 
March 17, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On March 17, the ISF said it arrested M.T and M.M. on Beirut’s Airport road, while they were riding a motorbike that had been used in robberies.

The ISF said it seized a “military” pistol, fake identity cards, an amount of drugs, a bag of tools allegedly used for stealing and an unspecified amount of money.During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to forming a gang to steal cars. They admitted to stealing eight Hyundai Tuscon vehicles.

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