March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing explained

March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Partof:Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Location:Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date:31 March 2016
Type:Car bombing
Fatalities:7
Injuries:27

A car bomb, targeting an armored vehicle transporting police personnel on the 31 March 2016, 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[1] and one day before Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's scheduled visit to the city. There has been no claim of responsibility. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The Turkish authorities accused terrorists for the attack,[8] but the investigations directed at the perpetrator of the attack are still ongoing.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seven police officers killed in Diyarbakır car bomb attack, 27 injured - Turkey News. Hürriyet Daily News. en. 2020-05-30.
  2. Web site: Car bomb kills police in Turkey's Diyarbakir. 16 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Sorry, we can't seem to find the page you're looking for.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331195200/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/explosion-reported-in-turkeys-diyarbakir-4-deaths-reported/2016/03/31/104ed32c-f754-11e5-958d-d038dac6e718_story.html. dead. 31 March 2016. 31 March 2016. 28 June 2016. washingtonpost.com.
  4. Web site: Car Bomb Kills 7 Turkish Police Officers in Diyarbakir. 1 April 2016. The New York Times. 16 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Car bomb kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir - officials. Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan. 31 March 2016. Reuters UK. 16 April 2016.
  6. Web site: 7 police killed in Diyarbakir, Turkey, bombing - CNN.com. Greg Botelho and Gul Tuysuz, CNN. 31 March 2016. CNN. 16 April 2016.
  7. News: Turkey Diyarbakir: Bomb kills police in south-eastern city. BBC News. 31 March 2016 . 16 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Refworld Bomb attack targets police vehicle in Turkey's Diyarbakir. Refugees. United Nations High Commissioner for. Refworld. en. 2020-05-30.

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