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Conflict Incident Report

AC technician shot in Sidon

Date of incident: 
August 5, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

An unknown individual shot a Palestinian AC technician while he was installing an air conditioning unit outside of a building in Sidon.

The victim suffered a wound to the arm and was taken to Sidon government hospital for treatment. Police were pursuing the shooter.

Primary 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.