Conflict Incident Report

Fistfight involving Yaacoub clansmen and the police

Date of incident:

January 17, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Beirut Airport Security (BAS)

A fistfight involving protesting Yaacoub clansmen and the police, has erupted as security personnel attempted to clear them off the highway leading to the airport, NNA field reporters said today.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55332/Fistfight-involving-Yaacoub-cla...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Brawl/Dispute

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Fistfight involving Yaacoub clansmen and the police