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Conflict Incident Report

Young Syrian kills sister for personal reasons

Date of incident: 
September 5, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - A Syrian aged 18 stabbed his sister (16 years old) to death for the mere reason of staying out too long, the NNA correspondent said.
Security Forces rushed to the scene of the crime in Tyre region, while the body is still in place, awaiting the arrival of the coroner and the forensic detectives.

Primary category: 
Murder
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.