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Conflict Incident Report

Hand grenade found in Wadih Akl's home garden in Byblos

Date of incident: 
June 25, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

NNA - A hand grenade was found Saturday in the garden outside the home of "Free Patriotic Movement" Attorney, Wadih Akl, in Byblos, NNA correspondent reported. 
As a result, security forces and a military expert immediately arrived at the scene, in order to examine the bombshell and take the necessary action. 

Primary category: 
Dismantlement of Explosives/Demining
Secondary Category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.