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2007 Ankara suicide bombing | |
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) | |
Location | Ankara, Turkey |
Date | 22 May 2007 17:20 – ? (UTC+2) |
Target | Shopping centre |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 9[1][2][3][4] |
Injured | 121[1] |
Perpetrators | Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK)[5] |
Suicide attacks in Turkey |
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The 2007 Ankara bombing was a suicide attack that occurred in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, on 22 May 2007. Six people were reported killed, including one of Pakistani origin, and 121 people were wounded.[1][6][7][8] A seventh person died from his injuries on 7 June and another on 17 June raising the death toll to eight.[2][3] A ninth person died on 4 July from his injuries.[4]