2 members of the PKK refused to stop as the police intended to control the vehicle, opened fire against the officers and tried to escape.

As a result, on 28 October, 5 people from Istanbul, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman and Diyarbakır were arrested related to the attack,[15][16] which the Turkish authorities blamed on the PKK.

[8] The PKK claimed responsibility for the attack 3 days after the bombing, and said that Turkish media reports of the incident included “disinformation“ but did not elaborate further.

[19] Governor of Hatay Rahmi Doğan announced that there are no losses of life while there are several injured, none of them being in a life-threatening condition.

[19] Other Turkish politicians including Fuat Oktay,[20] Abdulhamit Gül[21] and Mustafa Şentop[22] also condemned the attack.