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Conflict Incident Report

One woman injured by a stray bullet in Akkar

Date of incident: 
October 2, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A woman from the town of Mhamara in Akkar region was wounded on the evening by a stray bullet, and was rushed to Nini Hospital in Tripoli for treatment, NNA correspondent in Akkar reported.

Primary 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.