Conflict Incident Report

Suspected armed robber who impersonated police arrested

Date of incident:

December 11, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

ISF(internal security forces)

A man suspected of impersonating security forces members and carrying out armed robberies with other individuals was arrested Wednesday, a police statement said Friday.
The statement said F.Sh., in his early 20s, was arrested in Beirut’s Tayyouneh area after being closely monitored by police who were working on a tip.
It added that he used a dark blue Renault Megane to carry out his robberies in different parts of Beirut, including Ashrafieh, Gemmayzeh, Monot and Verdun. He also robbed locations in the coastal towns of Saadiyat and Damour.
F.Sh. also allegedly confessed to robbing the consulate of an unnamed country along with other people.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Dec-11/326983-suspect...

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.

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Suspected armed robber who impersonated police arrested