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Conflict Incident Report

Groom shots photographer at his wedding

Date of incident: 
June 30, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A wedding photographer, had been hit by a stray bullet as a result of celebratory gunfire at the wedding ceremony Friday night in the Metn town of Bteghrin. A video of the groom firing an AK-47 went viral Sunday. As the groom was firing, he lost control of the gun and bullets haphazardly showered the venue, striking one of the photographers in the stomach.

Primary category: 
Shooting
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.