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South judicial police arrests four Syrian suspects in Sidon

Date of incident: 
December 3, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

South Judicial Police arrested four Syrians working at a cafe near the Lebanese University in Sidon, on suspicion of involvement with Ahmed al-Assir, NNA correspondent reported on Wednesday.

South Police referred the four arrested Syrians to army intelligence for further investigation.

One of the arrested persons named Abdel Nasser A. turned out to be a supporter of al-Assir and was close to him.

Investigations are underway.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/37344/South-judicial-police-arres...

Primary 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.