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Conflict Incident Report

Two men turned themselves in after Assoun clashes

Date of incident: 
November 25, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Two men involved in clashes in the Dinnieh town of Asoun that left at least 12 people injured turned themselves in to Lebanese Army Intelligence later that night.
 
Following a dispute between two brothers, identified as A.J. and Aa.K., and a group of young men in a cafe, A.J. opened fire on the group of men with a hunting rifle.
 
 
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.