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Gunmen Intercept Bishop's Convoy, Demand Release of Kidnapping Suspect
Date of incident:
August 11, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Gunmen intercepted on Monday the convoy of a bishop who was traveling in his convoy from Bkirki to Deir al-Ahmar, reported the National News Agency.
It said that the assailants, riding in three vehicles, halted the convoy of Bishop Khalil Alwan and Father Elie Nasr to demand the release of a suspect held in a recent kidnapping case. The gunmen demanded that the bishop deliver a message to Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi to pressure authorities to release the wife of detainee Mohammed Dora Jaafar.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/187097-gunmen-intercept-bishop-s-conv...
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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