Coordinates: 36°16′09″N 36°34′02″E / 36.26917°N 36.56722°E / 36.26917; 36.56722

2019 Reyhanlı car bombing

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2019 Reyhanlı car bombing
Location of Hatay Province in Turkey
LocationReyhanlı, Hatay Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°16′09″N 36°34′02″E / 36.26917°N 36.56722°E / 36.26917; 36.56722
Date5 July 2019
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths3[1]
InjuredNone
Perpetrators Islamic State

The 2019 Reyhanlı car bombing was a car bombing attack that occurred on 5 July 2019 in the city of Reyhanlı in Hatay Province, Turkey.[2] The blast killed at least three people from Syria.[3]

Bombing

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The bombing occurred in a car in the Hatay Province near the border with Syria. The car was carrying citizens from Syria.[4]

Victims

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The three victims were Syrian citizens who were inside the car that exploded.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Erdogan Says Explosion in South Turkey Caused by Bomb". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Erdogan says car explosion in Turkey kills three, may be terrorism-related". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Car bombing left 3 people dead". Daily Sabah. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Car bomb blast kills three in Turkey's Reyhanli near Syria | Turkey News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Car explodes in Reyhanlı town center in southern Turkey's Hatay, 3 killed". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 5 July 2019.