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Conflict Incident Report

Seven arrested in separate shooting incidents

Date of incident: 
April 3, 2017
Death toll: 
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Number of Injured: 
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Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: Seven people were arrested in separate shooting incidents, the Army announced in a statement. Iyad Walid al-Ayyash was arrested in Kesrouan’s Kaslik-Jounieh area, along with three others. Two pistols, a quantity of light ammunition and narcotic substances were seized from Ayash’s possession. Oussama Ramez Zeaiter was also arrested for previous shooting incidents that left two wounded. Bilal Mustafa Yazbeck and Ahmad Mohsen Ayyoub were arrested in the same area, the Army said, adding that both were wanted on charges of shootouts.

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.