Conflict Incident Report

General Security Thwarts Bombing Plot in Beirut

Date of incident:

June 27, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL))

Security forces thwarted a plot to bomb an area in Beirut at the order of the Islamic State, reported Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) on Saturday.

It said that two Lebanese suspects were tasked by the IS in Syria's al-Qalamoun region to carry out the attack.

The suspects were arrested in May by the General Security and they have been transferred to the Military General Prosecution.

No further details were disclosed.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/183268-general-security-thwarts-bombi...

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.

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General Security Thwarts Bombing Plot in Beirut