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Conflict Incident Report
Baalbeck tightens security after overnight shoot-out
Date of incident:
May 16, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
Army units deployed in Baalbeck , upon a request from the Baalbeck-Hermel governor to “end the security chaos” in the wake of a shooting that occurred at the local market overnight.
Members of the al-Kayal and Othman families exchanged gunfire Tuesday night at Baalbeck’s local market, after tensions escalated that carried over from previous disputes.
The shootout caused “serious damage” to properties and shops.
Shopkeepers closed for business Wednesday morning for half an hour, protesting the damages incurred.
Primary category:
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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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