2010 Hakkâri bus attack
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| Location | Geçitli, Hakkâri Province,  Turkey |
| Date | 16 September 2010 (UTC+4) |
| Target | Civilian passenger minibus |
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Attack type
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Roadside bomb |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Injured | 3 |
The 2010 Hakkâri bus attack occurred on 16 September 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-month-old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, Hakkâri Province, Turkey.[1] The initial death toll was 8, then it raised at 10.[2][3] The death toll in the minivan was 10, and according to the U.S. Department of State, the PKK was responsible.[4]
Attack
The attack occurred when a remote-controlled 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.[5] 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.
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