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Conflict Incident Report

Robbery of electrical cables in Mhammara

Date of incident: 
June 11, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons

On 11 June 15, in Mhammara, unknown gangs stole electrical cables from the main electrical station to separate power supply before the implementation of its new operations to improve the feed and protection. The EDL company is working to restore power to the towns and villages which are electrically isolated by these thefts, at a time when the security forces began their investigations to uncover the perpetrators.
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Primary category: 
Robbery/Trespassing
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.