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Conflict Incident Report

Teenage girl shot with father's rifle in Tripoli

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

A 15-year-old girl was shot today in Tripoli with a hunting rifle that belongs to her father, who was taken in custody for further investigations, National News Agency correspondent reported.
The girl was transferred to Tripoli Governmental Hospital; her condition is reportedly stable.

Primary 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.