Conflict Incident Report

Eight-year-old Palestinian dies in south Lebanon gun accident

Date of incident:

October 17, 2015

Death toll:

1 person

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

An 8-year-old Palestinian boy was accidentally killed while playing with his father’s gun Friday morning in the refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh.
Youssef Isam Musa used a chair to reach the gun, which was placed on a high shelf in the father’s bedroom, Palestinian security sources told The Daily Star.
The gun was accidentally fired, instantly killing the boy.
Musa’s father is a member of the Popular Front to Liberate Palestine-General Command, headed by Ahmad Gibrel.
The boy was taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in the refugee camp, located on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-17/274423-eight-y...

Primary category:

Personal Accident [inc. drowning, suicide...]

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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Eight-year-old Palestinian dies in south Lebanon gun accident