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Conflict Incident Report

Dispute escalates into shooting in Ain el Hilweh

Date of incident: 
June 7, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A dispute took place between members of two families in Ain El Hilweh camp, escalating into exchanged shooting between the two sides, with no casualties reported, the NNA correspondent said. 

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.