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Conflict Incident Report

Parliamentary Candidate Attacked in Zahle

Date of incident: 
May 6, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Forces (LF)
Lebanese Civilians

Myriam Skaff, a parliamentary candidate in Zahle in eastern Lebanon, said that members of the Lebanese Forces had attacked her car.

Primary category: 
Assault
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.