Conflict Incident Report

Army finds 500 kg expired bomb in Tripoli

Associated Timeline/Case:

Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)

Date of incident:

December 5, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army found a 500 kg expired bomb in Tripoli's Al-American Street, which lies in between Al-Quba and Jabal Mohsen localities. The security forces cordoned off the area whilst a military expert removed the bomb. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/37412/Army-finds-500-kg-expired-b... The grenade and bomb were discovered by an army patrol in a empty water bottle in Tripoli's al-Amercan neighborhood, it said in a communique. The bomb was produced from 500 grams of explosives and was linked along with the grenade to a fuse, the communique added. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/158032-army-defuses-grenade-and-home-...

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Explosion

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.

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Army finds 500 kg expired bomb in Tripoli