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Conflict Incident Report

Achkout crime author surrenders to authorities

Date of incident: 
October 13, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
General Security

The author of Achkout crime which claimed the lives of four citizens surrendered to the General Security in Rayfoun and was later transferred to Baabda while the Army cordoned off the crime scene.

Relatives of the crime perpetrator have been moved to an unknown location. After inspecting the bodies, the victims were transferred to Saint Georges Hospital in Ajaltoun and Lady of Lebanon Hospital in Jounieh.

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.