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South Lebanon police arrest terror suspect
Date of incident:
July 16, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
State Security
South Lebanon police arrested a person suspected of terror links, state media reported.
State Security’s Regional Directorate in Nabatieh district apprehended a Syrian national identified by the initials Aa.M. after he had allegedly “contact[ed] militant groups in Beit Jinn in Syria,” according to the state-run National News Agency.
The man was under scrutiny as he was one of several suspects tracked by authorities, the NNA said. Their report added that the man had held a memorial service in south Lebanon for his brother who had been killed while fighting with militants in Syria.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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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