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Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Tripoli during pursuit of wanted person

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)
Date of incident: 
December 30, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Shooting was heard a while ago at the maritime road of Tripoli city and turned out to be part of a pursuit operation by ISF Intelligence Branch elements to a wanted person, as reported by the NNA correspondent. http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/38560/Shooting-in-Tripoli-during-...

Primary category: 
Shooting
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.