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Conflict Incident Report

Personal dispute in Koura

Date of incident: 
June 23, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person

A man sustained stab wounds to his abdomen by a relative of his after a personal dispute erupted between them in the town of Kfar-Hazir in Koura, the state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday.

A dispute erupted between G.A. and his cousin A.A. while they were working at a construction site in Kfar-Hazir, NNA said.

A.A. stabbed his cousin and fled away.

The victim was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

The security apparatuses opened an investigation into the incident, and kicked off efforts to track down the culprit.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category: 
Assault
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.