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Conflict Incident Report

One wounded in Ain El Helweh camp gunfight

Date of incident: 
June 21, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

One person got wounded in a personal brawl that escalated into gunfire near the old "UNRWA" clinic in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain Helweh, NNA reporter said on Wednesday. The injured was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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.