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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests suspects at Beirut Southern suburb

Date of incident: 
April 29, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

On 29 Apr 15, Army Command-Guidance Directorate issued a statement which it mentioned that the Army units continued, in collaboration with general security and Interior Security Forces, the execution of the security plan in Beirut and its suburbs, adding that a number of Lebanese and a Palestinian accused of opening fire on citizens and Army members were arrested in Hay El-Sellom, Haret Horeik and Lailaki regions.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43575/Army-arrests-suspects-at-Beirut...

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary 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.