January 2017 Azaz bombing

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January 2017 Azaz bombing
Part of the Syrian civil war
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Azaz, Syria during the Syrian civil war
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Azaz
Azaz (Syria)
Location Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Date7 January 2017;7 years ago (2017-01-07)
Attack type
Car bombing
Weapons Car bomb
Deaths60+
Injured50
PerpetratorsAQMI Flag asymmetric.svg  ISIS
MotiveTerrorism (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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was suspected and blamed for the attack. [2]

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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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