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Conflict Incident Report
ISF arrests gold thief in the Bekaa
Date of incident:
January 4, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
The Internal Security Forces Friday announced the arrest of a man who stole gold and money from a house in the Bekaa town of Taalabaya.
The suspect, identified as Palestinian J.H., born in 1981, was reportedly arrested “less than 12 hours” after the initial complaint had been made by Syrian national K.T. on Jan. 4.
The suspect was questioned and confessed to the crimes, according to the ISF. The stolen gold and money, worth roughly $12,000, were seized and returned to K.T.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary 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.
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