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Conflict Incident Report
Celebratory gunfire in Ain al-Hilweh injures two
Date of incident:
May 11, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Two Lebanese were injured in the southern city of Sidon in celebratory gunfire during a wedding ceremony at the nearby Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.
Hasan O., 40, and Ali M., 64, were rushed to Sidon Public hospital for treatment.
Both are in stable condition, suffering from bullet wounds to their shoulders.
Article 75 of Lebanon's Weapons Act explicitly states that "anyone who opens fire in populated areas or amid crowds of people, whether with licensed or unlicensed weapons, is to be punished by a jail sentence of between six months and three years.”
Lebanon’s Central Security Council urged the judiciary Thursday to issue firm sentences against suspects linked to random gunfire cases.
Primary 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.
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