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Conflict Incident Report

North Lebanon waste collectors attacked in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
April 29, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person

North Lebanon waste collectors have been attacked in the city of Tripoli, the National News Agency said.

Abdel Rahman Balah, a waste collector employed by the Municipality of Tripoli, was physically assaulted by unidentified individuals in Tripoli’s Daftardar square while on duty with his coworkers.

No further details were provided.

Primary category: 
Assault
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.