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Conflict Incident Report

Army apprehends 57 people after random shooting

Date of incident: 
November 30, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army Command Guidance Directorate issued on Friday the following statement:

“Yesterday, a group of citizens joined a motorcade and opened random fire in the air in the regions of Al-Chouf, Barouk, and Mukhtara. An Army force immediately intervened and arrested 25 cars and 57 people involved in these acts. The Army force also seized weapons and ammunition in their possession.

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.