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Conflict Incident Report

Masked Gunmen Rob McDonald's Branch in Amchit

Date of incident: 
September 10, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants

Masked gunmen on Thursday robbed a McDonald's branch at gunpoint in the town of Amchit in the Jbeil district, state-run National News Agency reported.
The armed men smashed open the restaurant's safe and fled away with 22 million Lebanese pounds, NNA said.
They also took with them the restaurant's digital video recorder (DVR) to prevent security forces from making use of the CCTV footage.
Security forces have since arrived at the scene and launched investigations, the agency added.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/189529-masked-gunmen-rob-mcdonald-s-b...

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.