September 2001 Istanbul bombing
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A view from İnönü Street in 2013 where the attack happened. The explosion took place close to the Chinese Restaurant, which appears on the right. | |
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.
Attack
At around 05:30 pm (UTC+02:00), Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül detonated explosive material at a police checkpoint between Vakıf Leasing-National Education Publications and the Chinese Restaurant buildings İnönü Street, which connects Gümüşsuyu to Taksim Square.[1] While two police officers were killed in the blast,[1] an Australian tourist passing by was seriously injured and died on 13 September.[2] Due to the attack, 17 police officers and 6 other people were wounded.[1]
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