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Conflict Incident Report

Army detonates grenade found in Sin El Fil

Date of incident: 
May 10, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

NNA - The military expert in the Lebanese Army detonated a while ago a grenade which was found next to Antoine- Library in Sin El-Fil near Salomi roundabout after they cordoned off the region, National News Agency correspondent reported on Tuesday. 
Army and Interior Security Forces are carrying out investigations to know how this grenade has reached the region. 

Primary category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.