Conflict Incident Report

Akkar road blocked after person fleeing Army shot

Date of incident:

August 20, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

A number of young men cut off the road of Hosna-Akkar on Thursday when an Army patrol opened fire on a wanted person who tried to flee injuring him, NNA field reporter said.
Tension is still prevailing in the region and the road is still blocked with burning tires.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/48378/Akkar-road-blocked-after-person...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Akkar road blocked after person fleeing Army shot