January 2017 Azaz bombing

January 2017 Azaz bombing
Part of the Syrian civil war
Azaz, Syria during the Syrian civil war
Azaz
Azaz (Syria)
LocationAzaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Date7 January 2017 (2017-01-07)
Attack type
Car bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths60+
Injured50
Perpetrators ISIS
MotiveTerrorism (suspected)

The January 2017 Azaz bombing occurred on 7 January 2017 when a car bomb exploded in front of a courthouse and near a market in the rebel-held city of Azaz, Syria, 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border". BBC News. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Car bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz". Al-Arabiya. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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