Conflict Incident Report

Protesters block Beirut highway over soldier death

Date of incident:

July 29, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Family and friends of an Army officer who died Wednesday from gunshot wounds sustained over the weekend blocked a main highway in central Beirut with burning tires and garbage. The protesters set fire to trash and tires on both sides of the Foaud Chehab highway around 6 p.m., grinding traffic to a halt. The Army reopened the highway after about 30 minutes.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jul-29/308846-protest...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Protesters block Beirut highway over soldier death