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Conflict Incident Report

Man arrested in Jbeil for threatening people with gun

Date of incident: 
October 17, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 17 Oct 16, police arrested a man suspected of threatening people with a weapon at a beach in the city of Jbeil. He was taken into custody at Ramel Jbeil after he allegedly intimidated and threatened people with a pistol. They referred the suspect to judicial authorities after questioning.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.