Conflict Incident Report

2 Lebanese arrested for connection to OMT robberies

Date of incident:

February 23, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The ISF statement noted that a simultaneous operation was carried out in Beirut’s Verdun area, during which the two other suspects were arrested at their home, where a quantity of hashish, 12 small baggies and three stolen internet recharge cards were found.

All of the suspects reportedly confessed to stealing from the UNESCO OMT shop on Feb. 21 using a black car, which, the statement said, the ISF had seized.

They also reportedly confessed to robbing the cell phone shop and the Laylaki OMT.

The suspects were referred to the judiciary, and ISF said work was underway to arrest others involved in the robberies.

On Saturday, the ISF announced the arrest of three other suspected OMT thieves, noting that the crackdown came as a result of a spike in robberies targeting these establishments.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Mar-04/440166-…

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.

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2 Lebanese arrested for connection to OMT robberies

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