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Conflict Incident Report
Posters of Saad Hariri torn down in Beirut
Date of incident:
May 7, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Hezbollah
Tweets from a Lebanon-based journalist purported to show Hezbollah supporters night waving flags and blocking a road in Beirut, as well as tearing down posters of Saad Hariri, one of the group’s political opponents.
Primary category:
Robbery/Trespassing
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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