Conflict Incident Report

Bomb inside barrel in Arsal outskirts detected

Date of incident:

October 3, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army Command's Directorate General on Friday issued a communique saying that at 12:00 pm the army grabbed hold of a bomb weighing 60 kg prepared for explosion inside a waste barrel in Ras As-Serj in Arsal.
Immediately an army unit cordoned off the area and dismantled it before starting investigations in this regard.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34278/Army-Bomb-inside-barrel-in-...

Primary category:

Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Bomb inside barrel in Arsal outskirts detected