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Conflict Incident Report

Palestinian killed in south Lebanon camp

Date of incident: 
October 12, 2015
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Armed militants
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A Palestinian was shot dead overnight after a masked gunman opened fire on him in the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, NNA field reporter said. A Joint Palestinian Security Force has launched an investigation in said incident. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/51090/Palestinian-killed-in-south-Leb...

Primary category: 
Murder
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.