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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests suspects over random gunfire in north Lebanon

Date of incident: 
June 18, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Lebanese Army arrested a number of suspects on charges of opening fire in the air in the northern city of Tripoli, state media said.

The arrests come after a several motorized individuals fired gunshots in the air for unclear reasons in Tripoli’s Bab al-Ramel quarter, the National News Agency said.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.