Diyarbakır Governorship declared that Kurkut had a knife in his hand, he was “suspected to be a suicide attacker”, and an investigation has been launched into the incident.
Kemal Kurkut katılmak için gittiği Diyarbakır Newroz’unda 21 Mart’ta, Newroz Parkına yakın olan Evrim Alataş Caddesi üzerindeki polis kontrol noktasında vurularak hayatını kaybetti.