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Conflict Incident Report

Two injured in gunfire incidents in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
May 29, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - One Palestinian girl got wounded in gunfire incident that took place in the neighborhood of Bustan al-Quds in the Palestinian refugee Camp, NNA correspondent in Sidon reported on Friday. The wounded girl was taken to a local hospital in Sidon for treatment.
Separately, a personal row which developed into fire shooting led to the wounding of one Palestinian man in the Camp's al-Barkasat neighborhood.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/44797/Two-injured-in-gunfire-incident...

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.