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Army: Five persons arrested, one injured in raid in Brital

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)
Date of incident: 
April 14, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

NNA - Army Command- Guidance Directorate issued the following communiqué on Tuesday :
"A Lebanese Army force raided last night some places in Brital village in Al-Bekaa where some wanted persons hide and arrested five persons, three of them are wanted in opening fire and injuring citizens.
Moreover, the force confiscated some light military weapons, ammunition and drugs which were in their possession as well as a black Mercedes registered in the name of Mohammad Samih Moussa and a black New Grand Cherokee Jeep registered in the name of the citizen Bashir Selim Elias.
During the raid, gunmen fired at the Army members who fired back and seriously injured the wanted Abbas Hussein Tlaiss who was transferred then to one of the hospitals.
The arrested and the confiscated staff were handed in to the concerned authorities and an investigation was opened into the incident."

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/42906/Army-Five-persons-arrested-one-...

Primary category: 
Shooting
Secondary Category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.