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Conflict Incident Report

Two injuries in a stray bullets shooting in Baalbeck

Date of incident: 
October 24, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 24 Oct 16, in Baalbeck-Bekaa, two (2) citizens were injured in a stray bullet shooting during a funeral ceremony and were transferred to the hospital.

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.