Conflict Incident Report

Child shot in the head in Choueifat region

Date of incident:

January 25, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

The child Yara Al-Ahmadieh received a bullet in the head when a dispute in Choueifat region escalated to opening fire between the two disputed parties, NNA correspondent said.

The field reporter explained that a dispute between Khaled Al-Ahmadieh, the owner of Abdallah Daoud Al-Jurdi building, and Jalal Obeid, the janitor of the building, took place and was escalated after which Khaled opened fire at Jalal but he missed him and the bullet hit his daughter Yara in the head. .

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/74432/Child-shot-in-the-head-i…

Primary category:

Brawl/Dispute

Secondary 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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Child shot in the head in Choueifat region

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