February 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

2016 Diyarbakır bombing

Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
Location Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date 18 February 2016
Attack type
 Bombing,Improvised explosive device
Deaths 6 soldiers
Non-fatal injuries
 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 terrorist 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.
  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.
  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. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/pkk-militant-group-claims/2657712.html
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