May 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
| May 2016 Diyarbakır bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
 Diyarbakır Province highlighted within Turkey | |
| Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Date | 10 May 2016 10:50 (GMT+2) |
| Target | Police vehicle carrying suspected members of the PKK |
Attack type | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | At least 45 |
| Perpetrators | People's Defence Forces, the armed wing of the PKK |
The May 2016 Diyarbakır bombing was a car bomb attack on an armored police vehicle in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, Turkey on Tuesday 10 May 2016 at approximately 10:50 local time.[1] The attack, which targeted a police vehicle that was carrying officers escorting seven recently arrested Kurdish militants, killed 3 people and wounded at least 45 others including 12 police officers.[2] The vehicle was carrying seven detainees, suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)[3] to a routine health check.[4] The PKK's armed wing, the People's Defense Forces (HPG), later claimed that one of its trucks was transporting explosives and got shot, making it explode.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Bomb attack on police vehicle in Turkey's Diyarbakir kills three: sources". Reuters. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "3 Killed, 45 Wounded in Turkey Car Bombing Blamed on Kurds". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Deadly car bomb hits Turkey's Diyarbakir". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "PKK terror bombing targets police vehicle in Turkeys southeastern Diyarbakır, 3 killed, 45 injured". DailySabah. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 2016
- 1st Istanbul (12 January, Sultanahmet)
- 1st Ankara (17 February)
- 1st Diyarbakır (18 February, Lice)
- 2nd Ankara (13 March, Kızılay)
- 2nd Istanbul (19 March, Beyoğlu)
- 2nd Diyarbakır (31 March)
- Bursa (27 April)
- 1st Gaziantep (1 May)
- 3rd Diyarbakır (10 May)
- Dürümlü (12 May)
- 3rd Istanbul (7 June, Fatih)
- Midyat (8 June)
- 4th Istanbul (28 June, Atatürk Airport)
- Elazığ (18 August)
- 2nd Gaziantep (20 August)
- 5th Istanbul (6 October)
- Şemdinli (9 October)
- 4th Diyarbakır (4 November)
- 6th Istanbul (10 December, Beşiktaş)
- Kayseri (17 December)
- 7th Istanbul (17 December)
- Andrei Karlov assassination (19 December)
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