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Conflict Incident Report

Suspect arrested after confessing tossing bomb in Ain el Hilweh

Date of incident: 
June 30, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

The joint force of Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp arrested Palestinian national (Rizk. A.) who confessed to having tossed a grenade near the shop of Musa al-Rahi in al-Zeeb neighborhood, which led to the injury of individuals on the eve of Eid al-Fitr. 

The joint force handed him over to the Lebanese army's intelligence service of South Lebanon for further investigations.

"We will spare no effort to maintain the security and stability of the camp and protect it. The interests and security of the people are above any other consideration," said Colonel Bassam al-Saad, commander of the camp's joint force. 
 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.