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Conflict Incident Report

Body found under bridge in south Lebanon

Date of incident: 
June 15, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Sidon residents found a body under the al-Awali bridge, north of Sidon.

The man, whose identity remains unknown, was allegedly in his fifties, and lived under said bridge for around three years.

It is thought that he died because he was hit on his head from behind.

The Lebanese Red Cross and Internal Security Forces rushed to the crime scene in order to investigate further.

Primary category: 
Murder
Secondary 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.