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Conflict Incident Report
Two car thieves arrested in Amchit
Date of incident:
August 26, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
ISF Intelligence Branch
The Internal Security Forces arrested two suspected car thieves in the coastal town of Amchit in Jbeil.
The ISF, in cooperation with the Information Branch, arrested two men identified by the initials Aa. S. and M. M., while they were driving in a Kia vehicle. The suspects are allegedly part of a criminal gang that breaks into cars parked outside popular swimming areas in Jbeil, ransacking them and selling the contents.
Upon further investigation, the ISF determined that the men had previously been convicted and had several warrants out for their arrests.
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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