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ISF foiled Daesh attack on a mosque in Tripoli
Date of incident:
August 7, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Islamic State (IS); Daech *
Internal Security Forces said it had foiled an attack by a teenage Daesh (ISIS) militant on a mosque in the northern Lebanon city of Tripoli.
ISF said in a statement a police patrol stopped a 14-year-old Lebanese teenager, identified only by his initials R.K., on August 7 as he was trying to enter the Grand Mansouri Mosque.
After he was searched, two hand grenades were found in a bag he was carrying.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed he belonged to Daesh and had planned to attack worshippers during afternoon prayers.
It added that the would-be attacker chose the mosque because it was usually crowded and frequented by policemen and tourists.
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Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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