2016 Gaziantep bombing

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On 1 May 2016, a car bombing took place in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. The bombing took place at 09:17 (UTC+3) in front of the police headquarters along the thoroughfare Prof. Dr. Muammer Aksoy Boulevard. 2 police personnel were killed and 22 people, consisting of 18 police personnel and 4 civilians, were injured. The perpetrator was also killed.

Text from the Wikipedia article May 2016 Gaziantep bombing, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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