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Conflict Incident Report

Remains of newborn discovered in Khaldeh

Date of incident: 
June 2, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A skeleton of a newborn was found in Khaldeh, around 14 kilometers south of Beirut, a security source told The Daily Star. Due to the level of decomposition, authorities said the death was not recent, the source added. No further details were provided. A medical examiner was sent to the scene shortly after the discovery.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Murder
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.