Conflict Incident Report

Four arrested in Tripoli for arm possession

Date of incident:

April 22, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Four were arrested today in Bab-el-Tabbaneh in Tripoli, for arm and military items possession, National News Agency correspondent reported on Friday.

In details, the Lebanese army arrested citizen Karim Nasser Massad in Tabbaneh, for driving a car with a falsified plate.

After investigations, the army raided into his house in the locality, where they found weapons and military items; Abdul Rahman Khaled Kinj, Rai Mohammad Hayek, and Nohad Mustafa Hussein, all Lebanese, were immediately arrested. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/60438/Four-arrested-in-Tripoli-for-ar...

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Arms Storage/Smuggling

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Four arrested in Tripoli for arm possession