Conflict Incident Report

Army Detains Man for Preparing Explosives at Home

Date of incident:

August 18, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese troops raided the house of a Lebanese man in the eastern city of Zahle and confiscated homemade explosives and several surveillance cameras, an Army communique said on Tuesday. “The army obtained information that Fahd Dimitri Saba, 48, prepares homemade explosives at home. The army raided the house in Zahle's Industrial City and found the explosives in addition to some electric appliances and surveillance cameras,” the statement added. The detainee is still under interrogation by the army to unravel further information for the purpose of the explosives he prepared.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/187652-army-raids-house-of-detainee-i...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Arms Storage/Smuggling

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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Conflict Incident Report

Army Detains Man for Preparing Explosives at Home