Target Midyat police station Suspected perpetrators PKK Location Midyat, Turkey Attack type Car bomb | Non-fatal injuries 30 Date 8 June 2016 Suspected perpetrator Kurdistan Workers' Party Location Midyat | |
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Motive Turkish attacks on PKK targets in Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Tuesday (suspected) Total number of deaths 5 (2 police officers and 3 civilians) Similar 2015 Sabiha Gökçen A, March 2016 Diyarbakı, 2016 Bursa bombing, 2010 Hakkâri bus bomb, 2012 Gaziantep bombing | ||
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.
Two reporters from the US state-funded Voice of America were attacked by local residents when investigating the scene.
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