2010 Istanbul bombing

2010 Istanbul bombing
View of Taksim Square
LocationTaksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey
Date31 October 2010
10:34 (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)
Injured32[1]
PerpetratorKurdistan Freedom Hawks[2]
Suicide attacks in
Turkey
Aftermath of the Suruç bombing in 2015
Groups responsible
Attacks

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[1][3] and was claimed by a Kurdish secessionist group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK).[4]

  1. ^ a b "Istanbul suicide blast injures 32, including 15 police". BBC News Online. London. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Kurdish TAK rebels say behind Istanbul bombing". Reuters. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  3. ^ "32 injured in apparent suicide bombing in Turkey". CNN. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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