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ISF frees hostages
Date of incident:
January 31, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians
The Internal Security Forces arrested a Syrian man accused of kidnapping a Lebanese national earlier this week, a statement from the ISF announced Friday.
The arrest took place on Jan. 31 in the town of Jub Jennine in Western Bekaa. The kidnapped man, a Lebanese national, identified as A.Z., born in 1999 was found and released.
During questioning, the kidnapper, identified as Aa.H., born in 1991, confessed to the crime and said that it was due to a conflict between him and A.Z.'s brother.
The case has been handed over to the judiciary.
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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