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2016 Elazığ bombing
2016 Elazığ bombing
Location	Elazığ, Elazığ Province, Turkey
Date	18 August 2016 ; 09:20
Attack type	Car bombing, suicide bombing
Deaths	6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	217
Perpetrator	PKK
Assailant	Çekdar Mahir Serbest

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The 2016 Elazığ bombing was a car bombing targeting a police station in Elazığ, Turkey on 18 August 2016 a Thursday. Attack was perpetrated by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Six people including one perpetrator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. Two people were arrested related to the attack.^[1]^[2]^[3] The PKK claimed that the attack had killed more than 100 police officers while wounding over 150.^[4] The next day, crowds were protesting the assault on the police headquarters.^[4]

References

^ "Elazığ saldırısını PKK üstlendi". Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler (in Turkish). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
^ "Elazığ emniyetine düzenlenen bombalı saldırıyı PKK üstlendi". Diken. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
^ "Elazığ Emniyeti'ne bombalı araçla saldırı! 5 şehit, 217 yaralı!". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
^ ^a ^b "PKK claims deadly car bomb attack on Turkish police station". France 24. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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[1] "Elazığ saldırısını PKK üstlendi". Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler (in Turkish). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

[2] "Elazığ emniyetine düzenlenen bombalı saldırıyı PKK üstlendi". Diken. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

[3] "Elazığ Emniyeti'ne bombalı araçla saldırı! 5 şehit, 217 yaralı!". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

[:0-4] "PKK claims deadly car bomb attack on Turkish police station". France 24. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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-The '''2016 Elazığ bombing''' was a [[Car bomb|car bombing]] targeting a [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|police station]] in [[Elazığ]], [[Turkey]] on 18 August 2016. Attack was perperated by [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (PKK). Six people including one perpetrator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. Two people were arrested related to the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elazığ saldırısını PKK üstlendi|url=http://www.aljazeera.com.tr/haber/elazig-saldirisini-pkk-ustlendi|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-19|title=Elazığ emniyetine düzenlenen bombalı saldırıyı PKK üstlendi|url=http://www.diken.com.tr/elazig-emniyet-mudurlugune-duzenlenen-bombali-saldiriyi-pkk-ustlendi/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=[[Diken]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Elazığ Emniyeti'ne bombalı araçla saldırı! 5 şehit, 217 yaralı!|url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1283702-elazig-emniyet-mudurlugu-yakinlarinda-patlama|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.haberturk.com|language=tr}}</ref>
+The '''2016 Elazığ bombing''' was a [[car bomb]]ing targeting a [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|police station]] in [[Elazığ]], [[Turkey]] on 18 August 2016 a Thursday. Attack was perpetrated by [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (PKK). Six people including one perpetrator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. Two people were arrested related to the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elazığ saldırısını PKK üstlendi|url=http://www.aljazeera.com.tr/haber/elazig-saldirisini-pkk-ustlendi|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler|date=3 May 2017 |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-19|title=Elazığ emniyetine düzenlenen bombalı saldırıyı PKK üstlendi|url=http://www.diken.com.tr/elazig-emniyet-mudurlugune-duzenlenen-bombali-saldiriyi-pkk-ustlendi/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=[[Diken]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Elazığ Emniyeti'ne bombalı araçla saldırı! 5 şehit, 217 yaralı!|url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1283702-elazig-emniyet-mudurlugu-yakinlarinda-patlama|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.haberturk.com|date=18 August 2016 |language=tr}}</ref> The PKK claimed that the attack had killed more than 100 police officers while wounding over 150.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-08-19 |title=PKK claims deadly car bomb attack on Turkish police station |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20160819-turkey-pkk-claims-deadly-suicide-bombing-attack-police-station-eastern-turkey-elazig |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en}}</ref> The next day, crowds were protesting the assault on the police headquarters.<ref name=":0" />
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