January 2017 Azaz bombing
| January 2017 Azaz bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of theSyrian 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+ |
| Injured | 50 |
| Perpetrators |  ISIS |
| Motive | Terrorism (suspected) |
TheJanuary 2017 Azaz bombingoccurred on 7 January 2017 when acar bombexploded in front of a courthouse and near a market in the rebel-held city ofAzaz,Syria,killing at least 60 people, mostly civilians, and wounding around 50 others.[1]TheIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantwas suspected and blamed for the attack.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border".BBC News.7 January 2017.Retrieved31 January2017.
- ^"Car bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz".Al-Arabiya. 7 January 2017.Retrieved8 January2017.
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