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Conflict Incident Report

Man shot in Ain al-Hilweh for lighting fireworks

Date of incident: 
May 29, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A man was shot and wounded in the south Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh for setting off fireworks, state media reported.

M.A. was rushed to a hospital inside the camp to treat his wounds, the National News Agency said. The attacker was identified as H.A.

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.