January 2017 Azaz bombing

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January 2017 Azaz bombing
Part of the Syrian civil war
Azaz Syria during the Syrian Civil War Missing front of House.jpg
Azaz, Syria during the Syrian civil war
Azaz is located in Syria
Azaz
Azaz
Azaz (Syria)
LocationAzaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Date7 January 2017
Attack type
Car bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths60+
Injured50
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (suspected)
MotiveTerrorism (suspected)

The January 2017 Azaz bombing occurred on 7 January 2017 when a car bomb in front of a courthouse and near a market in the rebel-held city of Azaz, Syria detonated, killing at least 60 people, mostly civilians, and wounding around 50 others.[1] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was suspected and blamed for the attack.[2]

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  1. ^ "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border". 7 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Car bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz". Al-Arabiya. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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