Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Akkar

Date of incident:

May 29, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

On 29 May 16, in Bourj al-Arab, a dispute linked to the municipal polls erupted between unidentified persons. Shooting was witnessed and the security forces intervened and contained the situation.

Source Link:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/210330-security-forces-contain…

Primary category:

Shooting

Secondary Category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

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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Shooting in Akkar