Conflict Incident Report

Syrian man, 65, kidnapped in east Lebanon

Date of incident:

January 24, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Kidnappers are demanding a LL20 million ($13,253) to release a 65-year-old Syrian national who was abducted on Sunday in the eastern Bekaa Valley, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Adel Khello filed a missing person's report at Chtaura police station overnight after his father Khalil disappeared from the town of Barr Elias, the NNA said Monday.
The abductors allegedly phoned Adel and demanded LL20 million to release his father.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-25/333787-old-syr...

Primary category:

Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]

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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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian man, 65, kidnapped in east Lebanon