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Army and ISF deployed near FPM centre
Date of incident:
January 29, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Supporters of Speaker Nabih Berri took to the streets, blocking roads close to Free Patriotic Movement offices in reaction to a leaked video of Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil calling the speaker a "thug." Assault rifles were fired into the air near FPM offices in Mirna Chalouhli as protesters blocked streets. It wasn't immediately clear who initiated the gunfire with both the Amal Movement and the FPM each blaming the other. Lebanese Army units and Internal Security Forces deployed near the center to prevent Berri's supporters reaching the building. Bassil arrived to the center at around 9 p.m. where he met with the party's supporters.
Primary category:
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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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