2012 Istanbul suicide bombing | |
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![]() The police station after the attack | |
Location | Sultangazi, Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°06′31″N 28°53′39″E / 41.10866°N 28.89410°E |
Date | 11 September 2012 ~11:00 (UTC+03:00) |
Target | Police station |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 2 (Including 1 attacker) |
Injured | 7 |
Perpetrators | Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front |
Assailant | İbrahim Çuhadar |
The 2012 Istanbul suicide bombing occurred at a police station in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul, Turkey. The suicide bomber was İbrahim Çuhadar, a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C). On 11 September 2012, he went to the police station and attempted to enter, then detonated the explosives at the entrance of the station after the police refused him entrance. As a result of the explosion, the attacker and a police officer died and seven others were injured.