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Conflict Incident Report

Areeda Highway closed by boulders in protest against arrests

Date of incident: 
May 15, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Areeda highway, has been closed to traffic by a group of angry fishermen protesting against army arrest of a couple of villagers and confiscation of their boat, NNA field reporters said today.

Protesters have set boulders in the middle of the road rendering traffic impossible, the same reporters concluded. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/61876/Areeda-Highway-closed-by-boulde...

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.