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Conflict Incident Report

Man shot in cheek in Sidon

Date of incident: 
November 23, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A young man, Omar. A. (born in 1995), was shot in the cheek in Al-Filat region of Sidon city, NNA field reporter said.
The man was duly rushed to Sidon Governmental hospital for treatment.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.