Unknown people attack stand in Turkey devoted to Khojaly massacre
A group of unknown individuals has attacked a stand dedicated to the Khojaly genocide in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.
Opponents of the campaign tried to destroy the stand dedicated to collecting signatures in connection with the recognition of the Khojaly genocide at an international level. Seven people were injured in the incident.
It is reported that the stand was set up by the Organisation of Turks Gekboru.
On Feb. 25-26 February, 1992, Armenian occupation forces together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi (previously called Stepanakert) committed an act of genocide towards the population of Azerbaijani Khojaly town.
Some 613 people were killed including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the genocide. Eight families were killed, 130 children lost one parent and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!