Conflict Incident Report

Soldier stabbed in Haniyeh

Date of incident:

July 18, 2014

Death toll:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Last night, unidentified persons stabbed a soldier in Haniyeh area - Tyre which caused tension in the region and an army deployment was reported right after the incident. The coastal road was cut off from Ras Al-Ayn to Naqoura until after midnight.

The Army arrested three non-Lebanese persons in one of the yards in Haniyeh and drove them to one of the military centers for investigation.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/30115/Soldier-stabbed-in-Haniyeh-...

Primary category:

Murder

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Soldier stabbed in Haniyeh