August 2016 Van attack

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August 2016 Van attack
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
17 August 2016. Police center after PKK attack with bombing car.jpg
After the attack, the Iki Nisan Police Station building
Location Van, Turkey
Date17 August 2016
23:15
Target Police Station
Attack type
Car bombing
Weapon Bomb
Deaths4
Injured72
PerpetratorsFlag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg PKK [1]

August 17, 2016 Van attack, a bomb attack on the Iki Nisan police headquarters in Van city center on 17 August 2016.

Attack

A car bomb was detonated near the building by a PKK member at 23:15 in front of the Iki Nisan Police Station on Sıhke Street in the central İpekyolu District of Van. [2] A total of 4 people, 2 of whom were police officers, lost their lives in the attack, and 72 people, 20 of whom were police officers, were injured. The surrounding buildings were also damaged in the attack. [2]

References

  1. Van'daki saldırıda 1 polis daha yaşamını yitirdi, Evrensel , 19 August 2016, Date of access: 20 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Van'da İki Nisan Polis karakolu yakınında bombalı saldırı, Habertürk , 18 August 2016, Date of access: 18 August 2016.