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Conflict Incident Report

Army seizes weapons warehouse in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
November 3, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army Command - Orientation Directorate - issued a statement on Tuesday whereby it announced that LAF elements have raided a building in the vicinity of the house of arrestee Abdel Rahman Fares on Abou Ali roundabout - Tripoli, and seized a warehouse of weapons containing medium and light ammunition.
The seizures have been handed over to the competent authorities to carry out the necessary investigation, the army said.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/52132/Army-seizes-weapons-warehouse-i...

Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Arms Storage/Smuggling
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.