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Conflict Incident Report

South Lebanon thieves ransack journalist’s car

Date of incident: 
February 9, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: South Lebanon thieves broke the window of a journalist's car and stole some of his personal belongings, state media reported.

Unknown suspects reportedly used a sharp tool to shatter the left rear window of a parked car in Sidon, which belonged to Future TV reporter Raafat Naim. They made off with a camera and recorder, among other possessions, the National News Agency said.

Naim had been covering a religious ceremony celebrating St. Maroun day in the neighboring Maronite Archdiocese of Sidon, according to the NNA.

Primary category: 
Robbery/Trespassing
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.