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Conflict Incident Report

Personal dispute evolves to fire exchange at Ein Helwe refugee camp

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
June 17, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - A personal dispute evolved to a brutal fire exchange at Ein Helwe refugee camp with no casualties being reported, NNA field reporter said on Wednesday. The security forces deployed in the camp to contain the situation.

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.