1996 Tunceli bombing explained

1996 Tunceli bombing
Location:	Tunceli, Tunceli Province, Turkey
Date:	30 June 1996
Type:	Suicide bombing
Fatalities:	9 (including the perpetrator)
Injuries:	29
Perp:	PKK
Assailant:	Zeynep Kınacı

The 1996 Tunceli bombing was a suicide bombing targeting a group of 60 unarmed military personnel who was there for a flag raising ceremony in Tunceli, Turkey on 30 June 1996. The explosion resulted in deaths of eight soldiers (Ali Alıç, Cafer Akıncı, Hakan Akyar, Celal Hatıl, İbrahim Sever, Önder Yağmur, Ahmet Yayman and Yusuf Yıldırım) and Zeynep Kınacı, who was identified as the assailant. 29 soldiers were injured in the attack. It was the first suicide bombing in history of Turkey.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: Tunceli'yi karıştıran heykel. 2020-10-10. www.hurriyet.com.tr. 5 July 2000 . tr.
2. News: Kinzer. Stephen. 1996-07-03. Kurdish Suicide Bomber Kills 9 Turkish Soldiers (Published 1996). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-10. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: 2018-05-02. The Point of No Return: Suicide Bombers, Amphetamines and the YPG/PKK. 2020-10-10. INSAMER English. en. 2020-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025084652/https://insamer.com/en/-the-point-of-no-return-suicide-bombers-amphetamines-and-the-ypgpkk_1213.html. dead.
4. Web site: İntihar eylemleri. https://web.archive.org/web/20040103190743/http://www.emniyet.gov.tr/temuh/mucadele4.htm. 3 January 2004. General Directorate of Security (Turkey).