January 2017 Azaz bombing
Suicide attack during the Syrian civil war
January 2017 Azaz bombing | |
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Part of the Syrian civil war | |
Azaz, Syria during the Syrian civil war
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Location | Azaz , Aleppo Governorate , Syria |
Date | 7 January 2017 |
Attack type
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Car bombing |
Weapons | Car bomb |
Deaths | 60+ |
Injured | 50 |
Perpetrators | ISIS |
Motive | Terrorism (suspected) |
The January 2017 Azaz bombing occurred on 7 January 2017 when a car bomb in front of a courthouse and near a market in the rebel-held city of Azaz , Syria detonated, killing at least 60 people, mostly civilians, and wounding around 50 others. [1] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was suspected and blamed for the attack. [2]
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References
- ↑ "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border" . BBC News . 7 January 2017 . Retrieved 31 January 2017 .
- ↑ "Car bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz" . Al-Arabiya. 7 January 2017 . Retrieved 8 January 2017 .
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