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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian national briefly abducted in Ghazzeh

Date of incident: 
January 10, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 10 Jan 17, in Ghazzeh, three (3) unidentified armed persons in a Cherokee vehicle kidnapped a Syrian national and robbed him money off at a gun point. The kidnappers released him shortly after.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
Secondary 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.