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Conflict Incident Report
Gunmen brielfy kidnap two EDL drivers in Bekaa Valley
Date of incident:
October 31, 2014
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Gunmen briefly kidnapped two Electricite Du Liban drivers and stole equipment in the trucks they were driving in the Bekaa Valley, the National News Agency said.
The trucks contained electricity poles, the report said, adding that the drivers were snatched in the Bekaa town of Brital.
Other local media said the abduction was a personal dispute between the drivers and the gunmen.
Hours later, the trucks and the drivers were released on condition that they return to Zahle and not cross into Baalbek.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-31/276056-gunmen-...
Primary category:
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
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