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Conflict Incident Report

Body found in Bekaa

Date of incident: 
September 29, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

The body of another man, 70-year-old Mohammad Melhem, was found Thursday in the Bekaa Valley town of Janta, state media reported. Melhem went missing three days ago during a hunting trip, according to the National News Agency.

Primary category: 
Murder
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.