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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 |
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 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|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 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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| 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). 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). 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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