On January 16, a roadside bomb was detonated near the Dicle University in Amed's central Sur district.

At least 4 policeman died and 2 others were injured as a result of the bombing that targeted a police shuttle.

A policeman by the name of Furkan Demir, one of the police officers severely injured in the blast, was then taken under treatment at the intensive care unit of Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. Demir died late Wednesday evening, rising the death toll of the blast to 5, according to official figures.