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| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
 After the attack, the Iki Nisan Police Station building | |
| Location | Van, Turkey |
| Date | 17 August 2016 23:15 |
| Target | Police Station |
| Attack type | Bomb Attack |
| Weapon | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 72 |
| Perpetrators |  PKK |
August 17, 2016 Van attack, a bomb attack on the Iki Nisan police headquarters in Van city center on 17 August 2016.
About
A car bomb was detonated near the building by a PKK member at 23:15 in front of the Iki Nisan Police Station on Sıhke Street in the central İpekyolu District of Van. A total of 4 people, 2 of whom were police officers, lost their lives in the attack, and 72 people, 20 of whom were police officers, were injured. The surrounding buildings were also damaged in the attack.
References
- Van'daki saldırıda 1 polis daha yaşamını yitirdi, Evrensel, 19 August2016, Date of acces: 20 August 2016.
- "Van, Elazığ ve Bitlis'teki saldırıları PKK üstlendi". tr.sputniknews.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- Van'da İki Nisan Polis karakolu yakınında bombalı saldırı, Habertürk, 18 August 2016, Date of access: 18 August 2016.