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Army arrests Makdah's bodyguard at entrance to Ain Helwe camp

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
April 20, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - NNA field reporter on Wednesday said that the Lebanese Army arrested today Palestinian Mohammad B. who is the bodyguard of Chief of Palestinian Joint Forces Munir Al Makdah without knowing yet the background of the arrestment. The arrestee was referred to army intelligence in Zgheib barracks in Sidon.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/60307/Army-arrests-Makdah-39-bodyguar...

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.