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Armed ambush targets MTV crew in Bekaa
Date of incident:
May 24, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
NNA - A crew of MTV channel was attacked today in an armed ambush set up by gunmen in the Bekaa region of Hezzine, National News Agency correspondent reported on Tuesday. Gunmen were identified as members of Tlais, Mazloum, and Ismail families. In details, assailants took up arms threatening the crew members, Joelle Kozaili, Joseph Nicolas, and Roy Majdalani, and levelled curses against them and their colleague Riad Tawk, then forced them to withdraw from the area.
Primary category:
Assault
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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