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Conflict Incident Report

Body of 26-year-old man found in Bekaa Valley

Date of incident: 
May 25, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The body of a 26-year-old individual was found inside a pickup truck on a highway in the Bekaa Valley, state media reported. The National News Agency reported that J.K., from Ghobeiri in Beirut's southern suburbs, was found in a pool of blood inside the vehicle that was parked in the town of Mreijat. The circumstances of the incident remain unclear. Forensics and security forces arrived at the scene and launched an investigation into the incident.

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.