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Lebanon police arrest suspect in murder of soldier
Date of incident:
March 16, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
BEIRUT: Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley suspected of murdering a soldier, the Internal Security Forces said.
It is not clear when the crime occurred.
The suspect, identified as M.Z., is also charged with the attempted murder of soldiers and the unlicensed possession of arms, the ISF added.
He was detainedon a police checkpoint in the town of Riyaq.
The suspect was referred to the judiciary.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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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