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Conflict Incident Report

Grenade tied to electric wires found at entrance to Akroum

Date of incident: 
August 15, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

NNA - A grenade wired to electric cables was found nearby a water well at the entrance to the town of Akroum in Akkar on Monday evening, NNA correspondent reported. 

An army patrol unit arrived immediately at the scene, hitting a security cordon around the area while awaiting the military expert to inspect the bomb. 

Primary category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
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.