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Armed clashes between families in Baalbek renew overnight
Date of incident:
December 26, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 26 Dec 15, fierce armed clashes renewed overnight between the Jaafar and Shuqeir families after a dispute that damaged two houses and several cars in Baalbek. Friday's dispute between the two families escalated into an armed clash involving the use of shoulder-fired rockets and machineguns in al-Sharawneh neighborhood in Baalbek.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/198001-armed-clashes-between-families...
Primary category:
Brawl/Dispute
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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