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Thief arrested in Beirut's southern suburbs
Date of incident:
May 13, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of a suspected robber in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
On Saturday, 23-year-old Aa.A broke into a house in Burj al-Barajneh, but police were able to arrest him that same night, according to the ISF statement.
Upon questioning, Aa.A confessed to robbing that house, in addition to abusing drugs. Police found pills, a forged L.L 100,000 ($66.67) bill, and the identification papers of the house’s owners on him.
Aa.A allegedly hid his stolen objects in a building still under construction, and upon searching it, police found several watches, cellular phones, women’s handbags and identification papers for other people.
The suspect was referred to the judiciary to stand trial.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
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.
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