Azernews.Az

The Germany-Azerbaijan Culture Society has staged a protest in Magdeburg to commemorate victims of Khojaly genocide when Armenians massacred hundreds of innocent Azerbaijanis in 1992.

The two hour protest involved cars passing through the city`s central streets.

At a meeting following the event, chairman of the Society Yashar Niftaliyev said the protest was aimed at increasing the German society`s awareness of the Khojaly genocide and Armenians` aggression against Azerbaijanis.

In 1992, the town of Khojaly, the second largest town in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intensive fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces.

613 civilians, including 106 women, 70 elderly and 83 children, were killed in the massacre. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, and 25 children lost both parents, while 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown. Civilians were shot at close range, scalped and burned alive. Some had their eyes gouged out and others were beheaded.