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Conflict Incident Report
Police arrest man for robbing online customers
Date of incident:
December 11, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
The Internal Security Forces has arrested a man suspected of conning prospective online customers and then robbing them, the agency reported in a statement Tuesday. The man, identified as Syrian national M.H., born in 1993, allegedly put a motorcycle up for sale in an online marketplace, and when prospective customers contacted him, he would meet with them and rob them using a weapon. Upon investigation, M.H. reportedly admitted to using a knife or gun to commit his crimes. His victims filed charges against him, and he was referred to the judicial police for further investigation.
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.
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