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Conflict Incident Report
Blast targets Beirut bank, 2 wounded
Date of incident:
June 12, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
BEIRUT: An explosive device hidden in plants outside a bank in Beirut exploded Sunday evening on a mostly-empty street, lightly wounding two people, officials said. One source told The Daily Star that the device weighed about 5 kilograms and was detonated outside a branch of Blom Bank in the Verdun neighborhood while many were at home breaking their Ramadan fasts. Internal Security Forces head Ibrahim Basbous later said the device weighed between 10-15 kilograms.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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.
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