March_2016_Diyarbakır_bombing

March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

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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. 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. "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.
  3. "Car Bomb Kills 7 Turkish Police Officers in Diyarbakir". The New York Times. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. 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)
  5. "Turkey Diyarbakir: Bomb kills police in south-eastern city". BBC News. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. 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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