November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

{{Short description|Bombing in Diyarbakır, Turkey}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing

| partof = Turkey–ISIL conflict or Kurdish-Turkish conflict

| image = 2017 Baglar-Diyarbakir PKK attack.jpg

| alt = Diyarbakır

| caption = Diyarbakır

| location = Diyarbakır, Turkey

| target =

| date = 4 November 2016

| time =

| timezone =

| type = Bombing

| fatalities = 11

| injuries = 100

| perpetrators = Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

}}

{{Campaignbox Turkey–ISIL conflict}}

{{Campaignbox Kurdish-Turkish conflict}}

{{Suicide attacks in Turkey}}

The November 2016 Diyarbakır bombing was an explosion near a police building in Bağlar, Diyarbakır in Turkey, on 4 November.{{cite web|url=http://www.turkiyenewspaper.com/world/9672.aspx|title=Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11|accessdate=5 November 2017|publisher=Türkiye}} The bomb killed at least 11 people, including two policemen.{{cite web|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/death-toll-in-diyarbakir-bombing-rises-to-11/678436|title=Death toll in Diyarbakir bombing rises to 11|date=2016-11-04|publisher=Anadolu Agency|author=Hasan Namli}} Both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claimed responsibility for the bombing.{{Cite web|url=https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/180472-anf-tak-claims-responsibility-for-diyarbakir-attack|title=ANF: TAK Claims Responsibility for Diyarbakır Attack - english|accessdate=3 June 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/5/isil-claims-responsibility-for-diyarbakir-car-bomb|title=ISIL claims responsibility for Turkey car bomb attack|website=www.aljazeera.com|accessdate=3 June 2023}}

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