Bosnia and Herzegovina honors Black January victims
Azerbaijan`s Diplomatic Representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
has organized an event to commemorate the victims of the Black
January tragedy happened 25 years ago in Baku.
The victims had been commemorated by a minute of silence on January
20,AzerTag state news agency reported.
The speakers spoke about the history of the tragedy, Azerbaijani
people`s struggle for independence and freedom, causes and
consequences of the tragedy.
The event participants watched a documentary on the Black
January.
From January 19th night till 20th , 1990, 26,000 hostile and aggressive-minded Soviet special forces called "Alfa" entered Baku and committed atrocities against the Azerbaijani people. They stormed and murdered hundreds of civilians without declaring a state of emergency.
Though the death toll is still disputed to this day, reports say at least 130 people died from wounds received during the subsequent violent confrontations. A vast majority of the casualties were civilians including over 700 wounded.
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