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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian worker injured in cluster bomb explosion

Date of incident: 
June 19, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - A Syrian worker sustained multiple injuries in an explosion of a cluster bomb apparently leftover from the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon in Tyr, NNA field reporters said today. 
The worker has been hospitalized at UNIFIL's Italian hospital in Tyr, with policemen launching a routine investigation, the same reporters concluded. 

Primary category: 
Explosion
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Border conflicts (Israeli border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts instigated by Israeli intrusions on Lebanese national territories, airspace, and territorial waters. While there currently is no Israeli military occupation on Lebanese soil, these events are classified as violations of Lebanese sovereignty and are indicative of the continuous tensions between Lebanon and Israel.