Conflict Incident Report

Woman killed, two injured in east Lebanon armed fight

Date of incident:

October 18, 2015

Death toll:

1 person

Number of Injured:

2persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

A dispute between locals in an east Lebanon village turned violent on Sunday, leading to the death of a woman according to the state-run National News Agency.
NNA reported that an armed clash took place in Al-Marj in the central Bekaa Valley between members of the Darwish and Zaarour families. A woman from the Darwish family was killed, while her daughter and another man from the Harb family were injured after being shot.
The reasons behind the incident, and whether the victims were intentionally shot or not, are still unclear.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Oct-18/319282-woman-k...

Primary category:

Brawl/Dispute

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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Woman killed, two injured in east Lebanon armed fight