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Conflict Incident Report

Shooter arrested in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
February 8, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

A personal brawl occurred in Bab Tabbaneh neighborhood in Tripoli, which developed into fire shooting, NNA field reporter said.

Instantly, army units intervened and contained said incident, arresting the shooter and culprits.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.