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Lebanese held for using internet game to promote IS ideology

Date of incident: 
July 11, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
General Security

On 11 July 17, Lebanese national S.M.F. has been arrested for belonging to the terrorist Islamic State group and promoting its ideology on the internet. During interrogation, he confessed to the charges and admitted that he had attended religious lectures outside Lebanon at the hands of a cleric belonging to the IS group. He then downloaded the Boom Beach warfare internet game and used its chat rooms to talk to supporters of the terrorist IS group. Also through Boom Beach, S.M.F. communicated with a terrorist who was arrested by General Security on charges of plotting acts of sabotage in downtown Beirut. Following interrogation, he was referred to the relevant judicial authorities and efforts are underway to arrest the rest of the culprits.

 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Source Link: 
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/232699-lebanese-held-for-using…
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.