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Conflict Incident Report
Gunmen snatch citizen in Arsal
Date of incident:
October 8, 2014
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Armed militants
Four gunmen abducted today citizen Toufic Wehbi as he was fixing a water duct in the Bekaa town of Arsal, and fled towards the village's outskirts.
Our field reporter added that the kidnapping might be due to a financial cause.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34447/UPDATE-Gunmen-snatch-citize...
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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