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AMAL official's vehicle & house torched in South Lebanon
Date of incident:
January 28, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 28 Jan 17, unknown assailants torched the vehicle and house of a senior AMAL Movement official in south Lebanon. The culprits burned down, early on Saturday, the vehicle of Abdullah Mortada and part of his house which lies in the southern town of Aita al-Shaab in Bint Jbeil district. His wife and children were inside the house and have miraculously survived. Civil Defense firefighter teams extinguished the fire. Security Forces rushed to the scene and ran an investigation into the incident.
Primary category:
Robbery/Trespassing
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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