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Conflict Incident Report
Shooting in Ras Masqa
Date of incident:
December 27, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
An unknown assailant on a motorbike opened fire on a bakery in the Koura town of Ras Masqa, wounding a Syrian man who worked there, a security source told The Daily Star. The motivation for the attack on the Kaak Abu Arab bakery, which is part of a large commercial center in the town, was not immediately clear, the source said. The victim was reportedly hit by two bullets – one striking his waist, the other his leg. The assailant made a quick getaway on the motorbike while the victim was taken to the local Hayka Hospital for treatment.
Primary category:
Shooting
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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