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Conflict Incident Report

East Lebanon residents protest against harsh electricity cuts

Date of incident: 
July 8, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

East Lebanon residents protested against harsh electricity cuts, state media reported.

A number of locals in Hermel in the Bekaa Valley briefly blocked the street in the town in front of the Hermel Serail, the center of the district’s government offices, to demand more hours of electricity, the National News Agency said.

The residents ended their sit-in after district officials and Baalbeck MP Nawwar Sahili promised to follow up on their demands.

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.