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Conflict Incident Report

Army seizes guns from suspected killer of Kahil

Date of incident: 
August 1, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese Army has confiscated 35 guns from the family home of a man suspected of killing Lt. Col. Rabih Kahil earlier this week, the military said in a statement Friday.
“An Army unit raided Thursday the home of Hisham Daou in the village of Bdadoun in Aley,” the statement said. “Eighteen rifles, 17 pistols, a quantity of ammunition and military equipment were confiscated.”

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Aug-01/309226-army-se...

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.