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Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
April 16, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 16 Apr 17, in Tripoli, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) fired shots in the air after a vehicle failed to stop at the checkpoint.

Primary category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.