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Conflict Incident Report
Saleem Slem road blocked
Date of incident:
February 8, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 08 Feb 17, at 1800hrs, citizens of Saleem Slem street blocked the road with burning tires and garbage containers to protest against Internal Security Forces (ISF) Checkpoints that were confiscating motorcycles.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
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.
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