June 2016 Midyat car bombing
| Midyat car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Location | Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey |
| Date | 8 June 2016 |
| Target | Midyat police station |
Attack type | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 5 (2 police officers and 3 civilians) |
Non-fatal injuries | 30 |
Suspected perpetrators | PKK |
| Motive | Turkish attacks on PKK targets in Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Tuesday (suspected)[1] |
On June 8, a car bomb exploded in the Kurdish town of Midyat, in the southeastern Mardin Province. It happened in close proximity to Midyat's police office, drawing parallels with the June 2016 Istanbul bombing just one day prior. Five people were killed in the blast – two police officers and three civilians – with 30 others being injured. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed the bombing on the PKK.[1][2]
Two reporters from the US state-funded Voice of America were attacked by local residents when investigating the scene.[3]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.