August 2016 Gaziantep bombing
| August 2016 Gaziantep bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Turkey–ISIL conflict | |
| Location | Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°02′22″N 37°23′34″E / 37.039528°N 37.392846°E |
| Date | 20 August 2016 22:50 EEST (UTC+03) |
| Target | Wedding ceremony |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, Mass murder |
| Deaths | 57 |
| Injured | 66 (14 critically) |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State |
| Assailant | Suicide bomber |
| Suicide attacks in Turkey |
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On 20 August 2016, a suicide bomber targeted a Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep, Turkey. 57 people were killed and 66 injured in the attack, 14 critically.