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Conflict Incident Report
Lebanese Army frees kidnapped woman
Date of incident:
June 13, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
A Lebanese Army unit has found and freed a kidnapped woman in Baalbeck, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The Army unit found the Lebanese national, identified as N.H., in the town of Tel Abyad, after her captors released her for fear of getting caught.
It was not immediately clear when N.H. had been captured and when she was found by the Army.
N.H. was reportedly at her home in Douris when the kidnappers, dressed as military personnel, entered her home and tied up her husband and domestic worker. They stole weapons and money before fleeing the house, taking her with them.
After her release, N.H. returned home. The NNA report did not indicate what had happened to the kidnappers.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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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