2023 Ankara bombing

2023 Ankara bombing
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Date1 October 2023
c. 9:30 a.m. (TRT)
TargetGeneral Directorate of Security building
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths2 (the perpetrators)[1] One civilian killed by the PKK prior to the attack
Injured2
PerpetratorsPKK (claimed responsibility)[2]

On 1 October 2023, a suicide bombing occurred in front of the General Directorate of Security building in the Turkish capital Ankara, injuring two police officers. The bomber's companion, who was also planning to blow himself up, was shot and killed by police before he could detonate his explosive. Prior to the attack, the perpetrators reportedly hijacked a vehicle in Kayseri and killed its driver before driving to Ankara.[1] The PKK claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Attackers carry out blast in the heart of Turkish capital". Aljazeera. 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Turkey's Kurdish PKK claim responsibility for Ankara suicide bombing". France 24. Retrieved 1 October 2023.