Conflict Incident Report

Security forces end Qobbeh jail riot

Date of incident:

May 6, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Lebanese Civilians

A riot erupted on Friday afternoon in the Qobbeh prison in the northern city of Tripoli, announced the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau on Saturday. It said that six inmates were slightly injured in the unrest. The violence started when two prisoners demanded to be transferred to another jail. They threatened to hang themselves and later, with the help of some ten inmates, assaulted other prisoners who refused to join the riot. They burned two mattresses and blocked entry to a cell by pushing a fridge against the door, thereby denying entry to the prison guards. A special security forces team later intervened to contain the violence. The injuries sustained were linked to smoke inhalation. Investigations in the incident are underway. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/208675

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary 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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Security forces end Qobbeh jail riot