1996 Tunceli bombing
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Location | Tunceli, Tunceli Province, Turkey |
Date | 30 June 1996 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 9 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 29 |
Perpetrator | PKK |
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The 1996 Tunceli bombing was a suicide bombing targeting a group of 60 unarmed military personnel who was there for a flag raising cerenomy in Tunceli, Turkey on 30 June 1996. The explosion resulted in deaths of eight soldiers (Ali Alıç, Cafer Akıncı, Hakan Akyar, Celal Hatıl, İbrahim Sever, Önder Yağmur, Ahmet Yayman and Yusuf Yıldırım) and , who was identified as the assailant. 29 soldiers were injured in the attack. It was the first suicide bombing in history of Turkey.[1][2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Tunceli'yi karıştıran heykel". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (1996-07-03). "Kurdish Suicide Bomber Kills 9 Turkish Soldiers (Published 1996)". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "The Point of No Return: Suicide Bombers, Amphetamines and the YPG/PKK". INSAMER English. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "İntihar eylemleri". General Directorate of Security (Turkey). Archived from the original on 3 January 2004.
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- Terrorist incidents in 1996
- 1996 in Turkey
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
- Terrorist incidents in Turkey
- History of Tunceli Province
- June 1996 events in Turkey
- Suicide bombings in 1996
- 1996 crimes in Turkey