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Conflict Incident Report

Woman killed by stray bullet in Minyeh

Date of incident: 
September 11, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A young woman was killed by a stray bullet in Minyeh. Reem Mustafa Shafik Shaker was reportedly hit while on the balcony of her family home. Her parents rushed her to the local Al-Khair Hospital, but she succumbed to her wounds.

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.