Conflict Incident Report

Land mine explodes in outskirts of Aqoura

Date of incident:

October 3, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

NNA - A landmine went off in the outskirts Aqoura on Saturday, injuring Tony Tannous in his leg, NNA field correspondent to Jbeil said.

Tannous was out on a hunting trip with a group of his friends when he stepped on the landmine, a remnant of the Lebanese civil war. The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/50550/Update-Aqoura-landmine-injures-...

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.

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Land mine explodes in outskirts of Aqoura