February 2016 Lice bombing
Appearance
2016 Diyarbakır bombing | |
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Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
![]() Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey | |
Location | Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
Date | 18 February 2016 |
Attack type | Bombing, Improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 6 soldiers |
Injured | 1 soldier |
Perpetrators | People's Defence Forces |
Motive | Kurdish-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
- 2008 Diyarbakır bombing
- 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombing
- February 2016 Ankara bombing, which occurred the day before
References
- ^ "PKK targets military vehicle in SE Turkey". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Zeynep Bilginsoy, Joshua Berlinger and Tim Hume, CNN (18 February 2016). "Ankara bombing aftermath: Turkish soldiers killed in new blast". CNN.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "PKK attack targeting military convoy kills 6 soldiers in southeastern Diyarbakır province". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Reuters Editorial. "Explosion hits military convoy in southeast Turkey, some wounded: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "7 dead, many injured as blast hits military convoy in southeast Turkey – reports — RT News". Rt.com. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Six Soldiers Killed in Southeast Turkey Bomb Attack: Military". Reuters. 18 February 2016 – via The New York Times.
- ^ "6 soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack". Todayszaman.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Calakiya Misilleme a Amed".
- ^ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/seven-police-officers-killed-in-diyarbakir-car-bomb-attack-27-injured.aspx?pageID=238&nID=97156&NewsCatID=341
- ^ "Car bomb kills police in Turkey's Diyarbakir". al-Jazeera. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/03/31/458475/Turkey-car-bomb-Diyarbakir/
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