January 2017 Azaz bombing
January 2017 Azaz bombing | |
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |
Azaz Syria during the Syrian Civil War | |
Azaz Azaz (Syria) | |
Location | Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
Date | 7 January 2017 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
Weapons | Car bomb |
Deaths | 60+ |
Non-fatal injuries | 50 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (suspected) |
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 death toll was expected to increase. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was suspected and blamed for the attack.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border". 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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