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Conflict Incident Report
Suspected thief in Beirut southern suburbs arrested after viral footage
Date of incident:
July 8, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
A man was arrested in Beirut's southern suburbs after cellphone footage of him robbing a store was posted on social media.
The suspected thief, a 20-year-old identified by his initials M.A., was arrested by Internal Security Forces "less than 24 hours" after the footage was brought to the attention of the force.
During questioning, the suspect admitted being the person in the video and it was later revealed he had been previously arrested on theft and drug charges.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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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