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Conflict Incident Report
Lebanese Man Dies in Self-immolation
Date of incident:
July 21, 2015
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
A Lebanese man died on Thursday after setting himself on fire in Beirut's southern suburbs, the state-run National News Agency reported.
NNA said Ahmed Mohammed Issa, 22, went to the roof of his house that lies in the area of al-Ramel al-Ali and sprayed himself with flammable material.
Issa then set himself alight and died on the spot, the agency added.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/185261-lebanese-man-dies-in-self-immo...
Primary category:
Personal Accident [inc. drowning, suicide...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Other
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