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Conflict Incident Report

Army corporal shoots himself dead at Koleiat airport

Date of incident: 
January 13, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

An Army corporal shot himself dead at his work place in Koleiat airport, National News Agency correspondent reported on Wednesday.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55116/Army-corporal-shoots-himself-de...

Primary category: 
Personal Accident [inc. drowning, suicide...]
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.