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2015 Siirt bombing

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2015 Siirt bombing
2015 Siirt bombing is located in Turkey
2015 Siirt bombing
Site of the attack
LocationTurkey Şirvan - Pervari road, Siirt Province, Turkey
Date19 August 2015 (19 August 2015)
14:10 (EEST)
Deaths8
Injured1
Perpetrators Kurdistan Workers' Party (Turkish claim)

2015 Siirt bombing was a bombing targeting an armoured vehicle with personnels of Turkish Gendarmerie in it in Şirvan - Pervari road of Siirt Province on 19 August 2015, around 14:10 with a bomb that was placed on the road several hours before the detonation. 8 people died and 1 was injured as a result of the attack.[1][2][3][4] No one has claimed responsibility, but Turkish government has blamed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the attack.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Siirt'te 8 şehit var! Türkiye'yi kahreden haber". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ^ "Siirt'te uzaktan kumandalı hain tuzak: 8 şehit". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ^ Mynet. "Siirt'te askeri araca bombalı saldırı: 8 şehit". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ "8 askerin şehit olduğu saldırıda kahreden detaylar". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. ^ "Turkish soldiers killed in an attack in Siirt province". euronews. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2020-11-27.