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Category: Terrorism, from Wikidata’s classes “suicide attack”, “terrorist attack”

August 2016 Gaziantep bombing

20 August 2016 · Turkey

Part of: spillover of the Syrian Civil War Wikidata

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: suicide attack, terrorist attack (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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On 20 August 2016, a suicide bomber targeted a Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep, Turkey. 57 people were killed and 66 injured in the attack, 14 critically.

Text retrieved 2026-09-26 from Wikipedia.

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August 2016 Gaziantep bombing. (2026, June 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_2016_Gaziantep_bombing&oldid=1357539248

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“August 2016 Gaziantep bombing.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 June 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_2016_Gaziantep_bombing&oldid=1357539248.

Chicago (note)

Wikipedia, “August 2016 Gaziantep bombing,” last modified June 3, 2026, 06:17 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_2016_Gaziantep_bombing&oldid=1357539248.

Chicago (shortened note)

Wikipedia, “August 2016 Gaziantep bombing.”

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