January 2016 Istanbul bombing
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| January 2016 Istanbul bombing | |
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| Location | Sultanahmet, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Date | 12 January 2016 |
| Target | Foreign tourists |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 14 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Participant | 1 (Nabil Fadli) |
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On 12 January 2016, a suicide attack in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district killed 13 people, all foreigners, and injured 14 others. The attack occurred at 10:20 local time, near the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, an area popular among tourists. The attacker was Nabil Fadli (Arabic: نبيل فضلي), a Syrian member of the Islamic State.