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Conflict Incident Report

General Security arrests one Lebanese over affiliation to terrorist organization

Date of incident: 
February 24, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
General Security
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - General Security directorate  issued a statement saying it managed after thorough surveillance to arrest a Lebanese who admitted after interrogations that he entered Turkey via Tripoli seaport for the purpose of going to Syria and getting affiliated to terrorist groups that directed him to carry out their cruel actions. The directorate referred the arrested man to the competent judicial authority to expand the investigations and go into arresting other involved companions.

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.