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Conflict Incident Report

Army apprehends shooter at Army patrol in Bekaa

Date of incident: 
June 16, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - The Lebanese Army has arrested a citizen who opened fire at an Army patrol on Wednesday in Bekaa, the Army directorate said on Thursday, noting that no casualties were reported. 

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.