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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese citizen escapes anonymous shooting in Aarsal

Date of incident: 
October 4, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants
Lebanese Civilians

Anonymous men, driving a white Kia model vehicle with a Syrian plate registration number, attempted to fire at Lebanese citizen, Ziad al-Houjairy, while at his commercial store in Ersal, NNA correspondent reported on Sunday.

However, the shooters missed their target, causing only material damages.

The reasons of the incident remain unknown. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/50603/Lebanese-citizen-escapes-anonym...

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.