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Conflict Incident Report

Car robbery in north Lebanon alarms security agencies

Date of incident: 
June 28, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

A car was stolen overnight in the north Lebanon town of Halba, alarming security agencies, a security source told The Daily Star. Unknown assailants stole a yellow Mercedes car, and security forces are conducting an investigation into the matter. "Car thefts are common, around 40 to 50 a month," the source told The Daily Star.

Primary category: 
Robbery/Trespassing
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.