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Conflict Incident Report

Anonymous men open fire randomly in Akkar, no reported casualties

Date of incident: 
October 5, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Anonymous men driving an unidentified vehicle fired random shots as they passed through the town of Barbara in Akkar district on Sunday evening, without causing any casualties.

The incident created tension in the aforementioned town, especially being the second time it occurs in a few days.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/34327/Anonymous-men-open-fire-ran...

Primary category: 
Shooting
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.