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Conflict Incident Report

Youngsters open fire during dispute in Tripoli

Date of incident: 
January 9, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Army units rushed to deploy in Tinal Street in Tripoli, after a personal dispute broke out among local youngsters and soon developed into an armed clash, National News Agency correspondent reported.

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