ISF arrests NYE celebratory shooters

The Internal Security Forces has arrested three men for shooting guns into the air on New Year’s Eve, an ISF statement said Sunday.

On Jan. 1 and 2, the ISF arrested:

S. R. (Born in 1996, Lebanese) in Amrousiya neighborhood - the southern suburbs.

C. M. (Born in 1998, Lebanese) in Deir Deghaya - Tyre.

F. A. (Born in 1993, Lebanese), in Jdeideh - Akkar.

One of the arrestees was firing randomly from a military weapon in the air, overlooking the Rafic Hariri International Airport.

After the completion of the interrogations, the detainees were referred to the competent judiciary and work is underway to arrest the remaining people involved.

In this context, the Directorate called on citizens to send documented information about the shooters (photo or video), believing in their essential role by cooperation with them, through a reporting service on ISF's website or through its pages on social media, noting that the names of the senders of this information will remain confidential, according to the law.


NNA