Content_paragraphs:  On 3 December, the Higher Defence Council ordered tighter security measures 
  
  to counter the proliferation of weapons and their use for celebratory purposes. 
  
  Nevertheless, on 1 January, in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, a Syrian woman re fugee 
  
  was killed following celebratory shooting. In a separate incident, also on 1 January, a 
  
  civilian aircraft parked at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut was damaged 
  
  following celebratory shootings.