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Conflict Incident Report

South Lebanon ISF arrest on motorbikes gang thieves

Date of incident: 
January 21, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 21 Jan 17, Internal Security Forces (ISF) in south Lebanon arrested four (4) individuals suspected of stealing motorbikes and selling them for parts. Three of the suspects, including a Syrian, were arrested by Jbaa police station. The police unit seized from their possession a stolen motorbike.

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.