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Conflict Incident Report

Explosive package dismantled in south Beirut's al-Tariq al-Jadideh

Date of incident: 
June 2, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Security forces Friday dismantled an explosive package in the Beirut neighborhood of al-Tariq al-Jadideh, a security source told The Daily Star.

"Police were able to locate the package after a detainee from the area told them about it during an interrogation," the security source said.

The package was located in the Ard Jalloul neighborhood.

Primary category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.