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Citizens cutoff roads leading to the town of Kfarmatta in protest against Bassil's visit
Date of incident:
June 30, 2019
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
A number of roads leading to the town Kfarmatta in the district of Aley have been cut-off this afternoon with burning tires by several youth members in protest against the visit of Free Patriotic Movement Chief, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, to the town to meet with Druze Sheikh Nassereddine al-Gharib at his residence in the aforementioned town, which led to the intervention of the Lebanese army and friction between its soldiers and a number of protesters, NNA correspondent reported on Sunday.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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