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Conflict Incident Report

Clashes erupted between gunmen on the airport road

Date of incident: 
October 20, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
3persons

Gunmen and elements responsible for security went into a brawl which escalated into clashes near the Al-Ansar Stadium - airport road, what led to a number of casualties. Security forces intervened immediately to arrest the assailants, but they managed to flee. 

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.