2010 Istanbul bombing
The 2010 Istanbul bomb blast was a suicide bombing that took place on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on 31 October 2010. The bomb resulted in at least 32 injuries, 15 of whom were police officers and was claimed by a Kurdish secessionist group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK).
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Location | Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey |
Date | 31 October 2010 10:34 (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
Injured | 32 |
Perpetrator | Kurdistan Freedom Hawks |
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