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Conflict Incident Report

One citizen shot in leg in traffic brawl in Jounieh

Date of incident: 
May 31, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

The citizen Wissam Edward Karam was shot in his leg by an unidentified car driver during a brawl over 'right of way' in Jounieh, and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment, NNA reporter said. The shooter fled to an unknown destination.

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.