Conflict Incident Report

Security forces deployed in Beirut after Suicide bombing attempt

Date of incident:

January 21, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 21 Jan 17, a joint operation between the Army's Intelligence and Information Branch managed to foil a suicide attack in Hamra-Beirut street, arresting the would-be suicide bomber. The suicide attacker was wearing an explosive belt as he walked into widely-known Costa coffee shop which was the target. The would-be suicide bomber was identified as 25-year-old Lebanese Omar Al-Assi. Initial reports had said that the suspect was Palestinian. He was carrying explosives weighing about 2 kilograms. Security agents moved him to a nearby hospital for treatment under heavy security as he sustained wounds after an altercation with the security forces. Security forces deployed heavily in the capital Beirut in the aftermath of the incident.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jan-21/390438-…

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

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.

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Security forces deployed in Beirut after Suicide bombing attempt

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