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Child maimed in firecracker explosion
Date of incident:
July 17, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
A young child was maimed after a large firecracker exploded in his hand in the southern town of Burj al-Shemali in Tyre, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The child, identified as Syrian J.B., born in 2008, lost several fingers to the blast. He was taken to the nearby Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre for treatment.
Security forces opened an investigation into the incident, the NNA reported.
Primary category:
Explosion
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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