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Army raids Brital region in search for abducted Syrian
Date of incident:
July 22, 2014
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
A Lebanese Army unit on Tuesday raided Brital village at the backdrop of the abduction of 3 Syrian nationals along Hallanieh road on Monday evening.
Two of the three abducted men were later released, but the captors demanded a 500 thousand dollars ransom to release the third kidnapped Syrian.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/30284/Army-raids-Brital-region-in...
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary Category:
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
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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