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Conflict Incident Report

Three men sustain gunshot wounds in inheritance dispute

Date of incident: 
February 22, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
3persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: A man Wednesday opened fire at three relatives in east Lebanon in a dispute over family inheritance. The National News Agency reported that a man, identified by his initials H.W., opened fire at his cousin Aa. and his son Hassan, in the town of Addous, wounding them in the leg. A fourth relative, who intervened to calm the situation, was also wounded in the feud. The three injured men were admitted to Al-Mortada Hospital in Baalbeck for treatment.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
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.