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Conflict Incident Report

1 Dead, 3 injured in armed dispute in North Lebanon

Date of incident: 
November 15, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
3persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 15 Nov 16, tension soared in the Akkar town of Arqa north of Lebanon following an armed dispute that left one man dead and three others injured. The conflict erupted against the background of birds hunting. Heaving gunfire shooting was heard along the road that extends from Berqayil up to Halba in Akkar after the killing incident. Security forces and army troops arrived at the scene where investigations were kicked off to uncover the details of the crime.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
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.