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Conflict Incident Report

Church bell stolen near Anfeh

Date of incident: 
October 22, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
A church bell was stolen on October 22 near the northern town of Anfeh.
 
The bell, which reportedly weighs around 100 kilograms and is estimated to be worth around $3,500, was stolen from the Church of Our Lady on the outskirts of Anfeh, well away from residential buildings.
 
The priest of the parish, Father Rabia Awad, filed a complaint with the local Internal Security Forces division, which opened an investigation into the incident.
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.