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Conflict Incident Report
Turkish citizen arrested in Beirut
Date of incident:
September 7, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Turkish Citizens
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
On 07 Sep 16, media stated that the Lebanese authorities arrested in Beirut an opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule. “The Criminal Investigations Department arrested in Beirut a Turkish anti-Erdogan dissident who is wanted by the Turkish authorities on multiple arrest warrants,” LBCI television reported.
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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