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Conflict Incident Report
Celebratory gunfire kills man in Beirut southern suburbs
Date of incident:
October 22, 2016
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 22 Oct 16, a man was killed after being struck by a stray bullet in the southern suburbs of Beirut during celebratory gunfire. The 39-year-old man was shot in the back as he was standing on Abdul Noor Street in the Haret Hreik neighborhood. He later succumbed to his wounds after being admitted to the Sainte Therese Hospital in the nearby town of Hadath.
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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