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 perperator) |
| Injured | 217 |
| Perpetrator | PKK |
| Assailant | Çekdar Mahir Serbest |
The 2016 Elazığ bombing was a car bombing targeting a police station in Elazığ, Turkey on 18 August 2016. Attack was perperated by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 6 people including 1 perperator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. 2 people was arrested related to the attack.[1][2][3]
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.
