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Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
May 12, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 12 May 15, in Tripoli, a personal dispute erupted between unidentified persons and escalated into shooting. LAF deployed in the area, contained the situation and arrested the shooter. No injuries reported.

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Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary 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.