Conflict Incident Report

Army: bomb explosion in Al Ain, military police takes over investigation

Date of incident:

December 28, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Around 6:30 in the morning, a bomb exploded in a car type van in Al-Ain town - Baalbek, with Deputy Municipality Head, Khalid Ali Al-Houri, on board, accompanied by Mahmoud Kassem Al-Houri. The explosion killed the former and severely injured the latter who was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment. The Army imposed a security cordon around the place, and a military expert began to detect the explosion to determine its source and size, while the military police took over the investigation into the incident.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/73083/Army-bomb-explosion-in-A…

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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Army: bomb explosion in Al Ain, military police takes over investigation

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