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Conflict Incident Report

Assailants throw explosives at Beirut judge’s car

Date of incident: 
December 26, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

Unidentified assailants threw an explosive at vehicles belonging to a Beirut judge, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The vehicles, targeted in Kesrouan’s Aramoun, reportedly belonged to Sheikh Mohammad al-Naqri.

The cars were damaged but no one was hurt. Security forces inspected the scene of the attack and investigations into the incident have begun.

The NNA added that security cameras had captured footage of the assailants’ car, “leading to the security services expanding the investigation to arrest of the perpetrators.”

Primary category: 
Explosion
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.