US Congresswoman issues statement on Black January
Madeleine Bordallo, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
has made a statement on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of
Black January tragedy.
The statement provides detailed information about the tragedy,
AzerTag state news agency reported.
The Congresswoman said that on 20 January 1990, Soviet troops
stormed Azerbaijan's capital of Baku and perpetrated a massacre in
the city.
However, she said, this tragic event strengthened Azerbaijani
peoples` struggle for independence and resulted in their declaring
the independence of Azerbaijan.
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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