Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Abi Samra square following death of a detainee

Date of incident:

November 14, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Gunfire was heard in Abi Samra Square in Tripoli's Bab el Tebbaneh on Monday afternoon in protest against the death of detainee Mohammad Kayal.
Kayal was held in prison due to his involvement in violence in Tripoli. The detainee was transferred from jail to hospital for treatment where he died.
Kayal's body was delivered to his family in Bab el Tebbaneh today, where tens of people gathered and demanded an end to the case of those detained on charges of involvement in said violence.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/71254/Shooting-in-Abi-Samra-sq…

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Shooting

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Abi Samra square following death of a detainee