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Installation of power lines halted by inhabitants protest
Date of incident:
September 18, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
On September 18th, the installation of high-voltage power lines in the Metn’s Mansourieh area was halted, following confrontations between residents and security forces.
Local residents faced off with the Internal Security Forces, requesting that the security personnel side with residents against the project.
Many protested, citing health concerns around the placement of high-voltage cabling near residential areas.
MP Ibrahim Kanaan met with residents from Mansourieh and Ain Saadeh on the evening to listen to their concerns and announced the two parties came up with an agreement : they halted the work on the power lines temporarily as they were waiting for an agreement on the next steps.
MP Ibrahim Kanaan met with residents from Mansourieh and Ain Saadeh on the evening to listen to their concerns and announced the two parties came up with an agreement : they halted the work on the power lines temporarily as they were waiting for an agreement on the next steps.
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Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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