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Masked gunmen storm Sidon refugee building
Date of incident:
March 21, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Masked gunmen stormed a three-story residential building in Sidon overnight Monday.
Around 15 men carrying guns broke into the building, searched through the belongings of its inhabitants, who are Syrian refugees, and confronted them aggressively before leaving, a source told The Daily Star.
None of the 15 assailants have been identified. Security forces told residents that an investigation into the incident is underway.
Primary category:
Robbery/Trespassing
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.
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