| January 2017 Azaz bombing | |
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| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
 Azaz, Syria during the Syrian civil war | |
  AzazAzaz (Syria) | |
| Location | Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Date | 7 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-07) |
| Attack type | Car bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 60+ |
| Injured | 50 |
| Perpetrators |  ISIS |
| Motive | Terrorism (suspected) |
The January 2017 Azaz bombing occurred on 7 January 2017 when a car bomb exploded in front of a courthouse and near a market in the rebel-held city of Azaz, Syria, killing at least 60 people, mostly civilians, and wounding around 50 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was suspected and blamed for the attack.
See also
References
- "Syria conflict: Bomb kills dozens in Azaz on Turkish border". BBC News. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- "Car bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz". Al-Arabiya. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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