March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
	Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
Location	Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date	31 March 2016
Attack type	Car bombing
Deaths	7
Injured	27
Perpetrators	PKK

A car bomb, targeting an armored vehicle transporting police personnel on the 31 March 2016,^[1] exploded close to a bus terminal in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, Turkey, killing at least seven police officers and wounding 27 more people, including 13 officers, according to a joint statement by Turkish officials and the police. The attack comes on the third day of the Turkish Governments Ministers meetings in Diyarbakır concerning the reconstruction of the Sur district^[2] and one day before Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's scheduled visit to the city. On April 1, 2016, the PKK's military wing, the HPG, claimed responsibility for the attack.^[3]

References

^ Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan (31 March 2016). "Car bomb kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir - officials". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ "Seven police officers killed in Diyarbakır car bomb attack, 27 injured - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. April 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Diyarbakır saldırısını PKK üstlendi – DW – 01.04.2016". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.

[:0-1] Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan (31 March 2016). "Car bomb kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir - officials". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[2] "Seven police officers killed in Diyarbakır car bomb attack, 27 injured - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. April 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[3] "Diyarbakır saldırısını PKK üstlendi – DW – 01.04.2016". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.

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