2016 Elazığ bombing
Car bombing in Elazığ, Turkey
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The 2016 Elazığ bombing was a car bombing targeting a police station in Elazığ, Turkey on 18 August 2016, a Thursday. Attack was perpetrated by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Six people including one perpetrator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. Two people were arrested related to the attack.[1][2][3] The PKK claimed that the attack had killed more than 100 police officers while wounding over 150.[4] The next day, crowds were protesting the assault on the police headquarters.[4]
Location
Elazığ, Elazığ Province, Turkey
Elazığ, Elazığ Province, TurkeyDate18 August 2016
09:20
09:20
Attack type
Car bombing, suicide bombingDeaths6 (including the perpetrator)
| 2016 Elazığ bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Elazığ, Elazığ Province, Turkey |
| Date | 18 August 2016 09:20 |
Attack type | Car bombing, suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 217 |
| Perpetrator | PKK |
| Assailant | Çekdar Mahir Serbest |
