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Conflict Incident Report

Bomb tossed in Ain Helwe Camp, no casualties reported

Date of incident: 
January 15, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

National News Agency Correspondent said that an unidentified person in the Minchiyye Street of Ain Helwe Camp tossed a bomb at dawn, adding that no casualties have been reported.
The incident was coupled with gunfire shot in the air.

Primary category: 
Explosion
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.