Conflict Incident Report

Unknown person tosses grenade in Ain Helwe refugee camp

Associated Timeline/Case:

Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)

Date of incident:

December 31, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

An unknown person threw a grenade near the place where a ceremony was taking place marking the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of "Fateh" Movement in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp's Fawkani Street near the UNRWA school. However, the grenade did not explode, NNA correspondent in Sidon reported on Wednesday. The assailant fled to an unknown destination

Source Link:

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/38593/Unknown-person-tosse…

Primary category:

Explosion

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Unknown person tosses grenade in Ain Helwe refugee camp