Conflict Incident Report

Soldier hurt as Army arrests four fugitives in Baalbek

Date of incident:

January 19, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Identified Individuals

The Army carried out raids Monday in the Baalbek district and engaged in a clash with a gang while trying to arrest its members, which left one soldier wounded.

The state-owned National News Agency reported that “the army raided a gang consisted of four fugitives who were hiding at a house for the al-Aouta family in one of northern Baalbek's neighborhoods.”

"After clashes with the fugitives that left one soldier wounded in the leg, the army arrested them,” it added.

The fugitives are “R. Awada, two others from the Awada family and a fourth from al-Jammal family,” the NNA announced.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/163808-soldier-hurt-as-army-arrests-f...

Primary category:

Raid

Secondary Category:

Arrest/Detention

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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Conflict Incident Report

Soldier hurt as Army arrests four fugitives in Baalbek