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Army shells militants on the move near Arsal
Date of incident:
January 17, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Armed militants
A Kuwaiti national Muhsen al-Majed, has just been kidnapped from his ranch in Qabb Elias by three unidentified gunmen who bundled him into a waiting car, NNA field reporters said today.
The same gunmen also took in the process a Syrian genitor hostage for a few hours before shooting him in the feet before setting away with the Kuwaiti victim, the same reporters added.
Meanwhile, policemen mounted a manhunt by cordoning off the area, NNA reporters concluded.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55334/Kuwaiti-national-kidnapped
Primary 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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