Conflict Incident Report

Army: Abboudieh bomb weighs 20kg, safely dismantled

Date of incident:

March 14, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

NNA - Army Command- Guidance Directorate issued a communiqué on Saturday in which it mentioned that a suspected suitcase was spotted on Saturday at 8:15 a.m. on an off-road in Al-Abboudieh region in Akkar; accordingly, an Army Force rushed to the place and cordoned it off.
The communiqué added that a military expert inspected the suitcase and found out that it is a bomb of 20 kg of explosives.
"Investigations were opened to unveil the identity of the perpetrators," the communiqué added.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41664/Army-Abboudieh-bomb-weighs-20kg...

Primary category:

Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Army: Abboudieh bomb weighs 20kg, safely dismantled