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Conflict Incident Report
Lebanese soldier mistakenly shoots Palestinian in Sidon
Date of incident:
May 27, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
A Lebanese Soldier accidentally shot a Palestinian in the southern city of Sidon, a security source told The Daily Star. Louay Z. sustained on night a gunshot wound to his neck by a stray bullet from the pistol of the Army recruit, while passing by an army barracks in Haret Saida, east of Sidon. The man was admitted to Labib medical center and remains in a critical condition.
Primary category:
Shooting
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.
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