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Attack on doctor in Baalbeck hospital
Date of incident:
June 29, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Footage was released Monday of a doctor in a Baalbeck hospital being beaten and attacked by a patient and the patient’s brother. A security source told The Daily Star that Dr. Hadi Sakr was speaking to a patient when he reportedly asked him to pay his hospital bill. The security footage shows the man punching the doctor, with another man then storming in and joining the assault. The Health Ministry condemned the attack and called for the perpetrators to be held accountable. The National News Agency reported that two men were arrested Monday in connection with the incident.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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Primary category:
Assault
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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