Conflict Incident Report

Abduction of woman botched in Beirut

Date of incident:

January 5, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Beirut police managed to foil an abduction operation in the Beirut locality of Corniche-al-Marzaa, after three anonymous snatched a woman and attempted to flee, a communiqué by the Internal Security Forces indicated. In details, a citizen contacted the police on its hotline (112) to report a kidnapping operation of a woman in Barbour, Corniche-al-Mazraa, aboard a silver Infinity car. The police spotted the vehicle and ventured into chasing it. It finally intercepted it in Corniche-al-Mazraa. Three individuals were arrested. The woman was found handcuffed, with bruises all over her face and arms.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/54798/Abduction-of-woman-botch…

Primary category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

Secondary Category:

Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]

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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Abduction of woman botched in Beirut

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