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By Sara Rajabova

The U.S. state of Connecticut’s General Assembly has issued another proclamation on the Khojaly Massacre.

In the proclamation, the Connecticut House of Representatives extends its “sincerest condolences and expressions of sympathy” to the people of the Khojaly town in Azerbaijan, AzerTag news agency reported.

The proclamation said in the Khojaly Tragedy, occurring on February 25 and 26, 1992, hundreds of people were killed, and that “international organizations such as Human Rights Watch documented these killings; major U.S. and international news organizations reported about the killings with horror, and numerous governments around the world have condemned the attack”.

“This tragic event is a sobering reminder of the terrible carnage that can be inflicted in wartime and the enduring need for greater understanding, communication, and tolerance among people the world over,” the proclamation read.

The document was introduced by House majority leader Joe Aresimowicz, and representatives Kevin Ryan Caroline Simmons.

The Connecticut House of Representatives adopted proclamation on the Khojaly Massacre for a third consecutive year.

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.

The legislative bodies of many countries have already adopted resolutions recognizing the crime committed by Armenians against the peaceful people in Khojaly as genocide.

The parliaments of Pakistan, Mexico, Colombia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Jordan, as well as legislative bodies of more than 15 states of the Unites States, including New-Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Western Virginia, New-Jersey, Tennessee, Arizona and Utah have adopted relevant documents.

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Sara Rajabova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @SaraRajabova

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