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Army arrests man for ramming into soldier

Date of incident: 
July 18, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Lebanese Civilians

Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested a man wanted for ramming a soldier with a car in Zahle’s Ksara, according to an Army statement.

Ahmad Fahd Sharaf al-Din was wanted for chasing the Army soldier and ramming into him with his car. Another accomplice was arrested previously in the ramming case.

The statement added that Sharaf al-Din was detained after “discharging a military-grade weapon” that left a man injured in the leg.

Upon Sharaf al-Din's arrest, officers seized a military-grade weapon and an unspecified amount of hash in his possession.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.