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Conflict Incident Report
Tripoli gunfire leaves woman injured
Date of incident:
March 18, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Gunfire from an unknown assailant injured a woman in her head just south of Tripoli Sunday, the state-run National News Agency reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the woman was directly targeted or injured as a result of indiscriminate gunfire.
The woman, identified by NNA as B. Kh., was transported to a nearby hospital with head injuries after the incident, which took place as she was sitting inside a cafe in the town of Dahr al-Ain, a few kilometers south of Tripoli. The report did not provide additional details on her condition or the extent of her injuries
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.
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