| May 2016 Gaziantep bombing | |
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| Part of the Turkey-ISIL conflict | |
| Location | Police Headquarters, Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey |
| Date | 1 May 2016 09:17 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Security forces |
Attack type | Car bombing, suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 2 police personnel 1 perpetrator |
| Injured | 22 (18 police officers and 4 civilians) |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State |
| Suicide attacks in Turkey |
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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)[1] in front of the police headquarters[2] along the thoroughfare Prof. Dr. Muammer Aksoy Boulevard.[3] 2 police personnel were killed and 22 people, consisting of 18 police personnel and 4 civilians, were injured.[3] The perpetrator was also killed.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
cumhuriyetwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Turkey: Car bomb targets Gaziantep police HQ". BBC News. May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Gaziantep Emniyet Müdürlüğü önünde patlama" (in Turkish). NTV. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Gaziantep Emniyet Müdürlüğü'ne bombalı saldırı" (in Turkish). Habertürk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.