Ballot boxes were closed after a brawl in Barja

Ballot boxes were closed after a brawl in Barja

MTV channel reported that a brawl occurred in Barja between supporters of "Future Movement" and supporters of Ali Haj, which led to the closure of one of the polling stations for some time, until the Lebanese army isolated the problem and reopen the center.

Date: 
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Acting bodies/ State apparatuses: 
Lebanese Armed Forces
Method: 
Soft power (non-violent response)
Objective: 
Defensive
Types of response: 
Security deployments
Justification of response: 
Containment of conflict incident

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Village Name: 
Barja
Local Name: 
Barja
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
27705