Iako je PKK zadnjih godina rijetko pribjegavala samoubilačkim bombaškim napadima, mete -- policajci stacionirani na trgu -- odabrani su u skladu s njenom politikom ciljanja na predstavnike turske države.
Though the PKK has seldom resorted to suicide bomb attacks in recent years, the targets -- police officers stationed on the square -- were chosen in line with its policy of targeting representatives of the Turkish state.