2010 Hakkâri bus attack
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The 2010 Hakkâri bus attack occurred on September 16, 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-months old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, Hakkâri Province
, Turkey
. The initial death toll was 8, then it raised at 10.
device exploded, on a minibus passing through the Turkish
village of Gecitli in southeastern Hakkari near the borders with Iraq
and Iran
. The bus was carrying villagers. Resul Kaya, the mayor of the nearby town of Durankaya, said that nine people died when the bus
hit a landmine. Security officials said it was a remote-controlled explosive device left in the road.
List of terrorist incidents, 2010
Hakkari Province
Hakkâri Province is a province in the south east corner of Turkey. The administrative centre is located in the city of Hakkâri . The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 251,302 . The province had a population of 236,581 in 2000.The province was created in 1936 out of...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The initial death toll was 8, then it raised at 10.
Attack
The attack occurred when a remote-controlledImprovised explosive device
An improvised explosive device , also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action...
device exploded, on a minibus passing through the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
village of Gecitli in southeastern Hakkari near the borders with Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The bus was carrying villagers. Resul Kaya, the mayor of the nearby town of Durankaya, said that nine people died when the bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
hit a landmine. Security officials said it was a remote-controlled explosive device left in the road.
See also
2005 Kuşadası minibus bombingList of terrorist incidents, 2010