Conflict Incident Report

Squabble with sticks, gunfire in Akkar outskirts on backdrop of municipal elections

Date of incident:

July 6, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A row erupted between different culprits who used bats and firearms in Akkar outskirts on the backdrop of municipal elections, which resulted in the destruction of a number of cars, National News Agency correspondent said on Wednesday.
The Lebanese Armed Forces intervened and patrolled the town to restore calm, and arrested a number of suspects, the same reporter concluded.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/65086/Squabble-with-sticks-gun…

Primary category:

Military/Security Forces Deployment

Secondary Category:

Arrest/Detention

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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Conflict Incident Report

Squabble with sticks, gunfire in Akkar outskirts on backdrop of municipal elections