November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

The November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing was an explosion near a police building in Bağlar, Diyarbakır in Turkey, on 4 November.[1] The bomb killed at least 11 people, including two policemen.[2] Both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claimed responsibility for the bombing.[3][4]

November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Turkey–ISIL conflict or Kurdish-Turkish conflict
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Date4 November 2016
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths11
Injured100
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Suicide attacks in
Turkey
Aftermath of the Suruç bombing in 2015
Groups responsible
Attacks

See also

References
  1. "Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11". Türkiye. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. Hasan Namli (4 November 2016). "Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11". Anadolu Agency.
  3. "ANF: TAK Claims Responsibility for Diyarbakır Attack - english". Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. "ISIL claims responsibility for Turkey car bomb attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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