1999 Istanbul bombings

1999 Istanbul bombings

Infobox terrorist attack
title=1999 Istanbul bombings


caption=
location=Istanbul, Turkey
target=
date=March 13/March 14, 1999
time-begin=
time-end=
timezone=UTC+2
type=bombings and arson attack
fatalities=13
injuries=
perps=Kurdistan Workers Party suspected

The 1999 Istanbul bombings were a pair of bombings that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13 killing 13, and March 14, 1999 injuring 2. A third bomb was found in a Burger King outlet but successfully defused.

The attacks

* The March 13 attack was a petrol bomb that was detonated at a crowded shopping centre killing 13.

* The March 14 attack was a bomb placed under a Truck injuring a soldier and a person suspected to had placed the bomb. The bomb was detonated at 7:50 pm local time in the Bahçelievler district.

ee also

* 2003 Istanbul bombings
* 2008 Istanbul bombings
*List of terrorist incidents, 1999

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/296813.stm bbc.co.uk]


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