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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army detains shooter involved in armed dispute

Date of incident: 
September 9, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese Army detained overnight a man involved in an armed dispute in the Bekaa village of Saadnayel, the military said in a statement issued Wednesday.
"A dispute between residents of Saadnayel escalated into a shooting using light weapons, unrest and encroaching of private property, which compelled the Army to intervene," the statement pointed out.
It said that an Army unit raided the residents of the shooters and detained Abdullah al-Kurdi, while the rest of the offenders were being pursued.
No casualties were reported, the statement added.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-09/314535-lebanes...

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.