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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian killed by gunmen in Burj al Barajneh

Date of incident: 
May 18, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians

Syrian national, Khaled Saleh Al-Mousare'a (born in 1964) was killed on Wednesday evening by a bullet that hit his heart after being shot by two gunmen riding a motorcycle in Burj Al-Barajneh, NNA field reporter said on Wednesday evening. The Lebanese gunmen tried to flee the incident scene, but got hit by a car near airport road, NNA reporter said, adding that both men left the motorbike and ran away towards an unknown destination. Meanwhile, the concerned security apparatuses are following up on the matter and trying to unveil the identity of the perpetrators through surveillance cameras installed near the incident scene.

Primary category: 
Murder
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.