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Conflict Incident Report
Kidnapping attempt in Zahle
Date of incident:
October 31, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
n 31 Oct 16, the Lebanese Armed Forces announced that two individuals, a Syrian and a Lebanese, were detained in east Lebanon for an alleged kidnapping-for-ransom. Syrian Ibrahim al-Masri and Lebanese Ibrahim Abdel-Khalek were arrested in Bar Elias near the eastern city of Zahle for allegedly kidnapping Taha al-Omar, who they intended to hold for ransom. Omar was subsequently freed by the military.
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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