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A commemorative action organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kazakhstan and supported by “Ozan” Azerbaijanis Association was held here in the frame of “Justice for Khojaly” campaign, AzerTag state news agency reported.

The event was attended by socio-political figures and representatives of Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations. The memory of the Khojaly victims was honored with a moment of silence.

Speakers noted the necessity of bringing this horrible crime of the Armenians committed in Khojaly town to the world community, not to forget this bloody page of the history of Azerbaijan.

This, according to the speakers, was a crime against humanity, the innocent people, and expressed sorrow that the tragedy has not get its political-legal assessment yet among the world community.

In 1992, the town of Khojaly came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces. 613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent.

Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, the fate of 150 of them remains unknown. Many civilians were shot at close range, scalped or burned alive.

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