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Conflict Incident Report

Body of Syrian discovered in northeast Lebanon

Date of incident: 
March 17, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 17 Mar 2017, the body of a Syrian national was found in the northeastern border town of Arsal. The body sustained a gunshot wound to the head. The reason behind the incident remains unclear.

 

Primary category: 
Murder
Secondary 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.