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Conflict Incident Report

Four bombs in Hasbaya leave cop wounded

Date of incident: 
May 12, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Democratic Party
Progressive Socialist Party (PSP)

NNA - Cop Fadi Merdas got slightly injured on Thursday night as anonymous persons tossed four bombs respectively at the Hasbaya house of Deputy Secretary-General of the Lebanese Democratic Party, Dr. Wissam Sharrouf, the house of Sami Safadi who is the Progressive Party's candidate for the municipal elections, the Democratic Party Center in the region, and the Mountain Club Center, as reported by the NNA correspondent. Security authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.

Primary category: 
Explosion
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.