February 2016 Lice bombing
| February 2016 Lice bombing | |
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| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
 Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey | |
| Location | Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Date | 18 February 2016 (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Bombing, Improvised explosive device |
| Weapons | an explosive device |
| Deaths | 6 soldiers |
| Injured | 1 soldier |
| Perpetrators | People's Defence Forces |
| Motive | Kurdish-Turkish conflict |
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The February 2016 Lice bombing occurred on 18 February 2016 in Lice, a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The bombing consisted of a roadside bomb that killed 6 soldiers and injured another.[1][2][3][4]
The Kurdish HPG forces claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]
See also
- March 2016 Diyarbakır bombing
- 2008 Diyarbakır bombing
- 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombing
- February 2016 Ankara bombing, which occurred the day before
References
- ^ "PKK targets military vehicle in SE Turkey". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Zeynep Bilginsoy, Joshua Berlinger and Tim Hume, CNN (18 February 2016). "Ankara bombing aftermath: Turkish soldiers killed in new blast". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "PKK attack targeting military convoy kills 6 soldiers in southeastern Diyarbakır province". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Constanze Letsch and agencies (2016-02-18). "Explosion hits another Turkish military convoy one day after Ankara attack | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Calakiya Misilleme a Amed". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
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