November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

The November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing was an explosion near a police building in Bağlar, Diyarbakır, on 4 November.[3] The bomb killed at least 11 people, including two policemen.[4] Both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claimed responsibility for the bombing.[5][6]

November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Turkey–ISIL conflict or Kurdish-Turkish conflict
Diyabakir
LocationDiyabakir, Turkey
Date4 November 2016
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths11
Injured100
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1] or Kurdistan Freedom Hawks[2]
Suicide attacks in
Turkey
Aftermath of the Suruç bombing in 2015
Groups responsible
Provinces affected
Attacks

See also

References
  1. "ISIL claims responsibility for Diyarbakir car bomb". Aljazeera. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/180472-anf-tak-claims-responsibility-for-diyarbakir-attack
  3. "Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11". Türkiye. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. Hasan Namli (2016-11-04). "Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11". Anadolu Agency.
  5. https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/180472-anf-tak-claims-responsibility-for-diyarbakir-attack
  6. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/05/isil-claims-responsibility-for-diyarbakir-car-bomb/


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