Conflict Incident Report

LAF deployed in Borj Brajaneh after explosions

Date of incident:

November 12, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

An explosion rocked an apartment in the southern Beirut suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh on Wednesday evening.

Conflicting reports have emerged on the cause of the blast, which according to al-Manar television resulted in the wounding of two Syrians.

Citing “preliminary” reports, state-run National News Agency said “a bomb detonator exploded inside an apartment rented by a Palestinian man on Baajour Street in Bourj al-Barajneh.”

“A security cordon was imposed in the area and investigations got underway to unveil the circumstances,” NNA added.

Source Link:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/202426

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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.

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LAF deployed in Borj Brajaneh after explosions

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