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ISF arrests Lebanese suspects in series of OMT robberies

Date of incident: 
February 26, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

A suspected member of a robbery gang was arrested earlier this week, a statement from the Internal Security Forces reported Saturday.

After a spike in robberies targeting Online Money Transfer (OMT) shops in Mount Lebanon, the ISF arrested a Palestinian national on Feb. 26.

The suspect, identified as Aa.H., born in 1985 in the town of Barja, was found with hashish and cocaine on his person.

During his interrogation, he reportedly confessed to taking part in OMT robberies in Choueifat, Aramoun, and Barja, among other areas, utilizing military-grade weapons and stolen cars alongside two Lebanese men.

These accomplices were later arrested and identified as M.A., born in 1976, and Aa.K., born in 1994. Both men admitted to their involvement in the robberies.

The investigation is ongoing, and the ISF is still searching for other gang members.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Source Link: 
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Mar-03/440137-…
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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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