February 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

2016 Diyarbakır bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)

Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
Location Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date 18 February 2016
Attack type
 Bombing, Improvised explosive device
Deaths 6 soldiers
Non-fatal injuries
 1 soldier
Perpetrators People's Defence Forces
Motive Kurdish-Turkish conflict

The 2016 Diyarbakır bombing occurred on 18 February 2016 in Diyarbakır, a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The bombing consisted of a roadside bomb that killed 6 soldiers and injured another.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Kurdish HPG forces claimed responsibility for the attack.[9]

On 31 March 2016, another bombing hit Diyarbakir. Seven police officers were killed and twenty seven people wounded[10] when a car bomb struck near a busy bus terminal.[11][12] PKK assumed responsibility for the attack.[13]

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