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Conflict Incident Report

Gunfire in Bekaa leaves one injured

Date of incident: 
January 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Citizen Ahmad Khaled Mohammad received a bullet in his shoulder as he was on his motorcycle in Adous town in Bekaa, when an anonymous aboard a tinted 4x4 opened fire at him, National News Agency correspondent reported on Tuesday.
The wounded has been transferred to a nearby hospital; his condition is stable.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55801/Gunfire-in-Bekaa-leaves-one-inj...

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.