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2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
LocationLice, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date18 February 2016
Attack type
Bombing, Improvised explosive device
Deaths6 soldiers
Injured1 soldier
PerpetratorsPeople's Defence Forces
MotiveKurdish-Turkish conflict

The 2016 Diyarbakır bombing occurred on 18 February 2016 in Diyarbakır, a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The bombing consisted of a roadside bomb that killed 6 soldiers and injured another.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Kurdish HPG forces claimed responsibility for the attack.[9]

On 31 March 2016, another bombing hit Diyarbakir. Seven police officers were killed and twenty seven people wounded[10] when a car bomb struck near a busy bus terminal.[11][12] PKK assumed responsibility for the attack.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PKK targets military vehicle in SE Turkey". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ^ Zeynep Bilginsoy, Joshua Berlinger and Tim Hume, CNN (18 February 2016). "Ankara bombing aftermath: Turkish soldiers killed in new blast". CNN. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "PKK attack targeting military convoy kills 6 soldiers in southeastern Diyarbakır province". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ^ Reuters Editorial. "Explosion hits military convoy in southeast Turkey, some wounded: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-02-18. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "7 dead, many injured as blast hits military convoy in southeast Turkey – reports — RT News". Rt.com. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ^ Constanze Letsch and agencies (1970-01-01). "Explosion hits another Turkish military convoy one day after Ankara attack | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ^ "Six Soldiers Killed in Southeast Turkey Bomb Attack: Military". Reuters. 18 February 2016 – via The New York Times.
  8. ^ "6 soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack". Todayszaman.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. ^ "Calakiya Misilleme a Amed".
  10. ^ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/seven-police-officers-killed-in-diyarbakir-car-bomb-attack-27-injured.aspx?pageID=238&nID=97156&NewsCatID=341
  11. ^ "Car bomb kills police in Turkey's Diyarbakir". al-Jazeera. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. ^ http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/03/31/458475/Turkey-car-bomb-Diyarbakir/
  13. ^ [1]
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