2010 Hakkâri bus attack

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2010 Hakkâri bus bombing
Latrans-Turkey location Hakkari.svg
Location Geçitli, Hakkâri Province,  Turkey
Date 16 September 2010 (UTC+4)
Target Civilian passenger minibus
Attack type
Roadside bomb
Deaths 10
Non-fatal injuries
3
Suspected perpetrator
PKK

The 2010 Hakkâri bus attack occurred on September 16, 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 8, then it raised at 10.[2][3] The death toll in the minivan was 10, and according to the U.S. Department of State, the PKK was responsible.[4]

Attack[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  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. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  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. 

See also[edit]

2005 Kuşadası minibus bombing