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Conflict Incident Report

Arrests made after clashes between families erupt in north Lebanon town

Date of incident: 
March 13, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: An armed dispute erupted between two families in a town in the northern district of Akkar late Monday, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Members from the Bhshik and Shtiwi families clashed in the border town of Al Sheikh Ayyash with sticks and knives.

Two were injured in the fighting and nine were arrested.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.