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The '''2010 Hakkâri bus bombing''' occurred on 16 September 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-month-old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, [[Hakkâri Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/09/16/turkey-minibus-explosion.html |newspaper=CBC News |title=Turkish bus blast kills 9 |author=The Associated Press |date= 2010-09-16|accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref> The initial death toll was eight, then it raised at ten.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_explosion |title=Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey |newspaper=Yahoo! News|date= |accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fraser |first=Suzan |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/roadside-bomb-kills-10roadside-bomb-kills-10-614707.html |title=Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey |newspaper=AJC |date=2010-09-16 |accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref> The death toll in the minivan was ten, and according to the U.S. Department of State, the [[PKK]] was responsible.<ref>{{cite web|last1=U.S.Department of State|title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2010, p. 74|url=http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/170479.pdf|website=United States Department of State|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
The '''2010 Hakkâri bus bombing''' occurred on 16 September 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-month-old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, [[Hakkâri Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/09/16/turkey-minibus-explosion.html |newspaper=CBC News |title=Turkish bus blast kills 9 |author=The Associated Press |date= 2010-09-16|accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref> The initial death toll was eight, then it raised at ten.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_explosion |title=Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey |newspaper=Yahoo! News |date= |accessdate=2010-09-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922101247/http://news.yahoo.com:80/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_explosion |archivedate=2010-09-22 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fraser |first=Suzan |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/roadside-bomb-kills-10roadside-bomb-kills-10-614707.html |title=Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey |newspaper=AJC |date=2010-09-16 |accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref> The death toll in the minivan was ten, and according to the U.S. Department of State, the [[PKK]] was responsible.<ref>{{cite web|last1=U.S.Department of State|title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2010, p. 74|url=http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/170479.pdf|website=United States Department of State|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>


==Attack==
==Attack==

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2010 Hakkâri bus bombing
LocationGeçitli, Hakkâri Province,  Turkey
Date16 September 2010 (UTC+4)
TargetCivilian passenger minibus
Attack type
Roadside bomb
Deaths10
Injured3

The 2010 Hakkâri bus bombing occurred on 16 September 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-month-old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, Hakkâri Province, Turkey.[1] The initial death toll was eight, then it raised at ten.[2][3] The death toll in the minivan was ten, and according to the U.S. Department of State, the PKK was responsible.[4]

Attack

The attack occurred when a remote-controlled device exploded, on a minibus passing through the Turkish village of Gecitli in southeastern Hakkari near the borders with Iraq and Iran. The bus was carrying villagers.[5] Resul Kaya, the mayor of the nearby town of Durankaya, said that nine people died when the bus hit a landmine. Security officials said it was a remote-controlled explosive device left in the road.

See also

2005 Kuşadası minibus bombing

References

  1. ^ The Associated Press (2010-09-16). "Turkish bus blast kills 9". CBC News. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  2. ^ "Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-17. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Fraser, Suzan (2010-09-16). "Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey". AJC. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  4. ^ U.S.Department of State. "Country Reports on Terrorism 2010, p. 74" (PDF). United States Department of State. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Row erupts after nine die in south-east Turkish bomb". BBC mobile News Europe. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2010-09-26.