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Police arrest 2 men suspected of forming car theft ring
Date of incident:
June 30, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Judicial Police - ISF
A unit from the Judicial police apprehended two suspects in Baalbeck’s Brital in east Lebanon for the armed theft of a number of cars, an Internal Security Forces’ statement said. The suspects, 17-year-old M.I. and 30-year-old J.I., are of Lebanese nationality, according to the ISF. The statement added that the two would routinely call car rental offices and ask for a car with a driver to meet them at a given address before ambushing the driver and making off with the car.
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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