On 10 September 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member UÃÂur Bülbül in BeyoÃÂlu, Istanbul, at a police checkpoint in the Gümüà Âsuyu neighborhood. As a result of the explosion, two police officers and one passerby civilian along with the attacker were killed and 23 others were injured.
At around 05:30 pm (), Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member UÃÂur Bülbül detonated explosive material at a police checkpoint between Vakñf Leasing-National Education Publications and the Chinese Restaurant buildings ðnönü Street, which connects Gümüà Âsuyu to Taksim Square. While two police officers were killed in the blast, an Australian tourist passing by was seriously injured and died on 13 September. Due to the attack, 17 police officers and 6 other people were wounded.