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Conflict Incident Report

LAF deployed after small explosive devices went off in Ras Baalbeck

Date of incident: 
May 23, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Two small explosive devices went off after midnight in the town of Ras Baalbek, and no injuries have been reported, according to a communiqué released by the Lebanese Army Orientation Directorate. 
The army patrol cordoned off the area, where they detected another explosive device weighing around 3Kg. 
Investigations were launched to arrest the perpetrators and refer them to the concerned judiciary, the statement concluded. 

Primary category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
Secondary Category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.