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Conflict Incident Report

Hand grenade tossed in Taytaba area in Ain El Helweh Saida

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
April 1, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

On 01 Apr 15, at 2206hrs, a hand grenade was tossed in Taytaba Street in Ain El Helweh Palestinian camp Saida near Abo Abed Sultan resident. Shooting followed the grenade explosion. Only material damages reported.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/151001/

Primary category: 
Explosion
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.