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Conflict Incident Report
Saleh Aridi, a leading member of the Lebanese Democratic Party was killed by a car bomb in Baysour
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
September 10, 2008
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
6persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Progressive Socialist Party (PSP)
Lebanese Democratic Party
September 10, 2008: In Baysour, Saleh Aridi, a leading member of the Lebanese Democratic Party, a Druze pro-Syrian party, was killed by a car bomb. Six other people also were injured in the attack. Aridi had been a key figure in reconciling the two rival Druze groups (the Democratic Party and the PSP) during the 2008 clashes and forging a reconciliation agreement between their leaders.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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