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Conflict Incident Report

General Security: 2 arrested on terrorism charges

Date of incident: 
January 9, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - A Syrian national has been arrested today on charges of belonging to a terrorist group, the Directorate of the General Security stated in its arrest warrant issued on Saturday upon a tip by the ad-hoc Prosecutor General.

Also and, in a further General Security Directorate disclosure, a Lebanese national was arrested on charges of involvement with the above-mentioned Syrian in harboring terrorists and facilitating their transportation in exchange of specific sums of money.

The arrested Syrian confessed under interrogation to his affiliation to Ahrar al-Sham terrorist group, the Security Directorate's statement concluded.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/54945/General-Security-Syrian-belongi...

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.