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Masked gunman robs Byblos Bank branch at gunpoint
Date of incident:
April 12, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
BEIRUT: A masked gunman robbed a Byblos Bank branch in the north Beirut suburb of Geitawi.
A security source told The Daily Star that the armed man was holding a pump-action rifle and threatened to open fire at employees in the branch.
He fled with approximately LL35M ($23,333).
Security forces arrived at the scene shortly after the robbery and began inspecting surveillance camera photos.
It's not clear if the gunman had accomplices waiting for him outside the bank.
Primary category:
Robbery/Trespassing
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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