August 2016 Van attack

{{Short description|Bomb attack on the Iki Nisan police headquarters in Van city center on 17 August 2016}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| location = Van, Turkey

| date = 17 August 2016

| partof = Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)

| image = 17 August 2016. Police center after PKK attack with bombing car.jpg

| caption = After the attack, the Iki Nisan Police Station building

| time = 23:15

| target = Police Station

| type = Car bombing

| weapon = Bomb

| fatalities = 4

| injuries = 72

| perpetrators = {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} PKK[https://www.evrensel.net/haber/287983/vandaki-saldirida-1-polis-daha-yasamini-yitirdi Van'daki saldırıda 1 polis daha yaşamını yitirdi], Evrensel, 19 August 2016, Date of access: 20 August 2016.

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August 17, 2016 Van attack, a bomb attack on the Iki Nisan police headquarters in Van city center on 17 August 2016.

Attack

A car bomb was detonated near the building by a PKK member at 23:15 in front of the Iki Nisan Police Station on Sıhke Street in the central İpekyolu District of Van. A total of 4 people, 2 of whom were police officers, lost their lives in the attack, and 72 people, 20 of whom were police officers, were injured. The surrounding buildings were also damaged in the attack.[http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1283614-vanda-bombali-saldiri Van'da İki Nisan Polis karakolu yakınında bombalı saldırı], Habertürk, 18 August 2016, Date of access: 18 August 2016.