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Conflict Incident Report

Road blocked in Aamchit

Date of incident: 
July 14, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 14 July 16, in Aamchit, citizens blocked the road following the arrest of five (5) members of the Municipality. The security forces reopened the road and the detainees were released.

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Secondary Category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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.