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Conflict Incident Report

One killed, another injured in clash in Sidon

Date of incident: 
June 8, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

One was killed and another was injured in a clash that broke out in Qayaha town in Sidon, National News Agency correspondent reported on Wednesday. In details, two brothers from Khattab family engaged in a dispute that soon developed into an armed clash. One was stabbed and injured; his brother passed away.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary 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.