Conflict Incident Report

Australian children kidnapped in custody dispute

Date of incident:

April 6, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Three armed persons aboard a silver Hyundai kidnapped on Hadath-Shouaifat road the child Diala Ali Al-Amin (6 years old) and her brother Nouh (4 years old) as they waited with their grandmother for their school bus, as reported by the NNA correspondent.

The kidnappers ran away after having hit the grandma and snatched the two children.
ISF forces started their investigations into the kidnapping, with family reasons looming in the background.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/59507/Two-kids-kidnapped-on-Hadath-road

Primary category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

Secondary Category:

Assault

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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Australian children kidnapped in custody dispute