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Conflict Incident Report

Man shot dead, two wounded in dispute in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
September 2, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
One man was shot dead and two others were wounded as a result of a dispute between two families in Tripoli.
 
Munther al-Rawai was killed, while Badr al-Rawai and one other member of the Rawai family, who was not identified, were wounded.
 
The nature of the dispute was not clear. The other family involved in the violence was not identified.
 
The Army has set up a security cordon in the area and is searching for the gunmen,
Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary 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.