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Palestinian Hamas official injured in car bomb in Sidon
Date of incident:
January 14, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Hamas
Hamas media bureau released afternoon a press release saying that "Mohammad Hamdan was an official from the Palestinian Hamas Movement in Sidon and a refugee living in Lebanon."
The Palestinian national was injured in the area of al-Bustan al-Kabir in Sidon, when he opened the door and the bomb went off.
Hamdan survived the assassination attempt and got minor injuries on his foot.
"Preliminary investigations seem to point to a Zionist involvement in this attack," the statement indicated.
"Lebanese security agencies are following-up on the bombing," the Movement concluded.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
Classification of conflict (primary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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