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Conflict Incident Report

Gunmen rob woman on north Lebanon highway

Date of incident: 
November 23, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 23 Nov 16, a woman was driving in her car when a group of armed men stopped her after they had blocked access to a highway in the town of Beino. They then told her to get out of the car and handover her money. After the robbery, the woman fled to a nearby area. She then collapsed and was admitted to the Akkar Hospital for treatment. Following the incident, residents of Beino urged Lebanon’s security forces to intervene to prevent such robberies.

Primary category: 
Robbery/Trespassing
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.