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Conflict Incident Report

Man detained at Beirut airport with fake passport

Date of incident: 
August 17, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

A man has been detained at the Beirut airport for attempting to travel to Saudi Arabia using a fake passport, a source told The Daily Star. The source said Kh.T., born in 1988, was detained on Aug. 12 attempting to travel to Riyadh. The suspect was in possession of 300,000 Saudi Riyals ($79,969) of counterfeit money, the source said.

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.