September 2001 Istanbul bombing

2001 Istanbul suicide bombing
A view from İnönü Street in 2013 where the attack happened. The explosion took place close to the Chinese Restaurant, which appears on the right.
LocationBeyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date10 September 2001
5:30 pm EET (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Suicide attack
Deaths4
Injured23
PerpetratorsRevolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
AssailantUğur Bülbül
This article is about the suicide attack on 10 September 2001. For the suicide attack on 3 January 2001, see January 2001 Istanbul suicide bombing.
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On 10 September 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, at a police checkpoint in the Gümüşsuyu neighborhood. As a result of the explosion, two police officers and one passerby civilian along with the attacker were killed and 23 others were injured.

Attack

At around 05:30 pm (UTC+02:00), Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül detonated explosive material at a police checkpoint between Vakıf Leasing-National Education Publications and the Chinese Restaurant buildings İnönü Street, which connects Gümüşsuyu to Taksim Square.[1] While two police officers were killed in the blast,[1] an Australian tourist passing by was seriously injured and died on 13 September.[2] Due to the attack, 17 police officers and 6 other people were wounded.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Canlı bomba dehşeti". Hürriyet. 11 September 2001. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Terör kurbanı Amanda öldü". Istanbul: Radikal. 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.