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Brital locals protest celebratory gunfire
Date of incident:
July 8, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
NNA - Locals from Brital staged a sit-in today in their Bekaa town, in protest at the rampant occurrence of random celebratory gunfire, National News Agency correspondent reported on Friday.
The mobilization comes in the wake of the death of young man Youssef al-Aswad, who was accidently hit in the head with a stray bullet two months ago yet passed away just recently at Dar-al-Amal Hospital.
Protesters urged authorities to go after culprits, confirming that the [influential] sides in the town shall not provide cover to any shooter.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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