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Conflict Incident Report

A young man victim of celebratory gunfire in Akkar

Date of incident: 
May 7, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Mustapha Ahmad al-Achkar is Lebanon’s latest victims of celebratory gunfire and random gunshots.

The young man voted for the first time before falling victim to a random bullet in the Akkar town of Ain Dahab.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.