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. On April 1, 2016, the PKK's military wing, the HPG, claimed responsibility for the attack.[3]
| March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
 Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey | |
| Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Date | 31 March 2016 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 27 |
| Perpetrators | PKK |
See also
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edit- ^ Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan (31 March 2016). "Car bomb kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir - officials". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Seven police officers killed in Diyarbakır car bomb attack, 27 injured - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. April 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Diyarbakır saldırısını PKK üstlendi – DW – 01.04.2016". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.