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Conflict Incident Report
ISF arrests man over Sidon gunfire
Date of incident:
March 19, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
The Internal Security Forces Monday arrested a man suspected of firing shots in Sidon’s Iskandarani neighborhood, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The suspect, identified as M.F., was arrested by the ISF’s Information Branch for shooting a pistol. The shooting, which resulted in no injuries, reportedly came after M.F. became embroiled in a dispute with another person.
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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