Conflict Incident Report

Wanted man wounded after refusing to hand himself in at army checkpoint in Deir el Ahmar

Date of incident:

September 14, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

1 person

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A wanted man, Ch. Jaafar, was wounded in the shoulder by bullets fired his way by army soldiers at a checkpoint in Deir el Ahmar, according to NNA correspondent.
The army checkpoint members opened fire on the car he was driving after refusing to stop.
The wounded man was able to escape and it turned out later that he was carrying forged documents.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/68280/Wanted-man-wounded-after…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

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.

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Wanted man wounded after refusing to hand himself in at army checkpoint in Deir el Ahmar