January 2017 Azaz bombing

Suicide attack during the Syrian civil war
Azaz is located in Syria
Azaz
Azaz
Azaz (Syria)
LocationAzaz, Aleppo Governorate, SyriaDate7 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-07)
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Car bombingWeaponsCar bombDeaths60+Injured50Perpetrators ISISMotiveTerrorism (suspected)
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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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References

  1. ^ "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border". BBC News. 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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