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Conflict Incident Report
Several men attacked firefighters while battling blaze in South Lebanon
Date of incident:
July 7, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Civil Defense
A number of men attacked firefighters who were extinguishing a house fire in south Lebanon.
As Civil Defense rescuers were trying to smother a blaze in the town of Qana near Tyre, a number of men tried to break into the house.
The scuffle started when the men refused to comply with the Civil Defense directions, leaving one firefighter with a broken hand and another injured by a sharp tool.
Primary category:
Assault
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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