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Conflict Incident Report

Boy shot and killed in Barja

Date of incident: 
July 9, 2018
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons

A boy was found dead in Barja after being shot in the head, NNA field reporter said on Monday.
The corpse of the deceased was immediately transferred to Al-Hajj Hospital in Jiyyeh whilst members of the region's security apparatuses inspected the scene to unveil the circumstances that had led to this heinous incident, NNA reporter added.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Murder
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.