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Conflict Incident Report

Gunmen kidnap citizen in Baalbeck's Nebha

Date of incident: 
July 9, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Three gunmen aboard a pistachio "Mitsubishi Pajero" car intercepted a black "Range Rover" on Nabha-al-Qdem road in the district of Baalbeck, and kidnapped the citizen Toni G. (63 years old) from the town of al-Qdem, NNA reporter said on Saturday. 

Toni G. owns a gas station in the town of Nabha. 

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.