Conflict Incident Report

A Kuwaiti citizen abducted in Baalbek

Date of incident:

August 30, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

A Kuwaiti citizen residing a hotel in Baalbek was abducted on Saturday and the kidnappers demanded a one million dollar ransom to set him free.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/32392/Kuwaiti-citizen-kidnapped-i...

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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Conflict Incident Report

A Kuwaiti citizen abducted in Baalbek