Lebanon's Internal Security Forces arrested a man after a video circulated showing him stripping and performing showy movements in front of the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in central Beirut. The detainee confessed to the act and to similar acts in several Lebanese regions, describing what he did as "art and an expression of opinion", while the ISF General Directorate released details on how he was identified and his prior record.
lebanon debate's coverage focused on the arrest and on the suspect's justification that his act was "art and an expression of opinion"; Lebanon ON limited itself to the arrest and the start of the investigation without details on the detainee's identity or justification; MTV Lebanon was the most detailed, carrying the ISF General Directorate's statement with identity data, the identification method and the prior record.