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31st Anniversary of Balligaya massacre

28 August 2023 10:22 (UTC+04:00)
31st Anniversary of Balligaya massacre

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry shared a post on X (former Twitter) to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Balligaya massacre, Azernews reports.

The post noted that 31 years ago the Armenian armed forces committed a horrifying massacre in the Balligaya village, Goranbay district of Azerbaijan. In this massacre, 24 Azerbaijani civilians including 6 minors, as well as a 6-month-old baby and a 93-year-old woman were brutally killed.

On this day, 31 years ago, a horrifying massacre was committed by the Armenian armed forces in the village of #Balligaya, Goranboy region of Azerbaijan, when 24 Azerbaijani civilians including 6 minors, as well as a 6-month-old baby and a 93-year-old woman were brutally killed. pic.twitter.com/1NzrjBnsQu

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) August 28, 2023

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