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Conflict Incident Report

Celebratory shooting in Ain el Heloue

Date of incident: 
April 23, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

On 23 Apr 16, in Ain El Helweh Camp, celebratory shooting was reported following the release of the bodyguard of the Palestinian Joint Forces’ Chief Munir Al Makdah. The situation is still considered unstable.
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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.