2001 Istanbul suicide bombing | |
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Location | Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey |
Date | 10 September 2001 5:30 pm EET (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 23 |
Perpetrators | Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front |
Assailant | Uğur Bülbül |
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On 10 September 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, at a police checkpoint in the Gümüşsuyu neighborhood. As a result of the explosion, two police officers and one passerby civilian along with the attacker were killed and 23 others were injured.