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Conflict Incident Report

Death of a citizen in a shooting in Maqne-Bekaa

Date of incident: 
April 6, 2015
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons

On 06 Apr 15, a personal dispute between people in the town of Maqne northern Bekaa escalated into shooting and the injury of a citizen in the neck. He was taken to Dar al-Hikma hospital in Baalbek and died from his wounds. Security forces headed to the scene and initiated an investigation.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/151643/

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.