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By Sara Rajabova

A symposium marking the 22nd anniversary of Khojaly genocide will be held at the German Parliamentary Society in Berlin on Tuesday.

The event co-organized by Azerbaijani Embassy to Germany will be arranged under the motto "Stability and security in the South Caucasus: prospects for German-Azerbaijani cooperation" ,AzerTag state news agency reported.

The symposium will discuss the threats posed by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to stability and security in the South Caucasus and to efforts to deepen Azerbaijan`s relationship with Germany and the EU.

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.