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Mass celebratory gunshots in Burj al-Barajneh quelled by army
Date of incident:
May 8, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
The Lebanese Army Monday quelled mass celebratory gunshots in the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp marking the release of an inmate, a security source told The Daily Star.
"They were celebrating the return of Shadi al-Far, who finished his term at Sidon prison," the security source added. "Two thousand gunshots were fired."
The incident took place in the camp's Husseinet al-Ramel neighborhood. It isn’t clear how long al-Far was incarcerated, or why.
The source said that there were no injuries, and dispelled reports from local media that clashes took placed between the Lebanese Army and armed groups in the camp south of Beirut.
Primary category:
Shooting
Secondary Category:
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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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