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Army: Five arrests made in Arsal with one carrying explosive belt

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
December 14, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Army soldiers upon an inspection of a jeep arrested a couple of occupants of Syrian extraction: cleric Husam Eddine Ghali along with four Syrian refugees in Arsal.
Occupants on board the vehicle were headed to Arsal mountain slopes, Yarzeh based directorate of guidance said in a communiqué today.
A number of rifles and hand grenades were recovered from the car along with a wireless transmitter. The explosive belt carried by one suspect has been safely donated by army bomb disposal experts while all suspects were handed over to the authorities concerned for further prosecution, army communiqué concluded.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/37868/Army-Five-arrests-made-in-A...
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Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Suicide Attack Attempt
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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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