Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon police arrest two men suspected of 50 armed robberies

Date of incident:

February 23, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

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Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

BEIRUT: Mount Lebanon police arrested two men suspected of involvement in almost 50 armed robberies, the Internal Security Forces announced. Municipal police in the Choueifat area detained a 22-year-old Syrian and a Palestinian, 24, over suspicions of pick-pocketing and thefts in areas south of the capital, the statement said. Authorities impounded a motorbike they were riding, and confiscated a pistol, knife, gloves and a small quantity of drugs. According to the statement, the two suspects admitted to committing more than 50 robberies at gunpoint, stealing mobile phones and money from people around airport road and near Khaldeh in Mount Lebanon.

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.

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Lebanon police arrest two men suspected of 50 armed robberies