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Conflict Incident Report

Hezbollah member killed in South Lebanon blast

Date of incident: 
April 24, 2018
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Hezbollah

A Hezbollah member was killed Tuesday after an unidentified blast went off in south Lebanon, causing panic among residents.
Bilal Ahmad Hasan, born in 1985 and also known as Abdo, was killed in the small explosion in Sidon's Haret Saida. The blast in the ground floor of a three-story building caused panic among residents in the primarily Shiite area of Haret Saida.

The Hezbollah officials said that Hasan was killed after an RPG that he was either carrying or inspecting exploded. Members of the party cordoned off the area, preventing citizens from approaching the scene.

The security forces and the Lebanese Army also attended the scene and opened an investigation into the incident.

The detonation of the device left Hasan with severe injuries and he died after being transported to a nearby hospital.

At the beginning, it was not immediately clear what caused the incident, with preliminary information indicated that the source of the blast was an electricity transformer or a gas canister.

However, the damage caused by the explosion clearly showed that it was either a mortar shell or an explosive device that was detonated, according to witnesses.

News circulated that Hezbollah members frequently headed to the house, but the party did not have an official center there.

Primary category: 
Explosion
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.