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Conflict Incident Report

Three wanted suspects in Palestinian camps turn themselves in

Date of incident: 
August 5, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Three wanted suspects who had been hiding from authorities in Palestinian refugee camps turned themselves, the Lebanese Army reported in a statement over the weekend.

The suspects were identified as Abdullah Ahmed Karim, who had been hiding out in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon, and Tarek Ibrahim al-Saadi and Hasan Mahmoud Fendi, who had been in the Rashidieh camp, near Tyre.

They were wanted on charges including drug trafficking, throwing grenades, firing weapons and destabilizing the security situation inside the camps.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.