March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Date31 March 2016
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths7
Injured27

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. There has been no claim of responsibility. [3][4][5][1][6][7] The Turkish authorities accused terrorists for the attack,[8][1] but the investigations directed at the perpetrator of the attack are still ongoing.[6]

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  1. ^ a b c Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan (31 March 2016). "Car bomb kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir - officials". Reuters UK. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Seven police officers killed in Diyarbakır car bomb attack, 27 injured - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ "Car bomb kills police in Turkey's Diyarbakir". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Sorry, we can't seem to find the page you're looking for". 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016 – via washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ "Car Bomb Kills 7 Turkish Police Officers in Diyarbakir". The New York Times. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b Greg Botelho and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (31 March 2016). "7 police killed in Diyarbakir, Turkey, bombing - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 16 April 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Turkey Diyarbakir: Bomb kills police in south-eastern city". BBC News. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Bomb attack targets police vehicle in Turkey's Diyarbakir". Refworld. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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