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Azerbaijani public commemorate Khojaly genocide victims (PHOTO)

Society Materials 26 February 2013 11:35 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani public honor the memory of the Khojaly genocide victims.
Azerbaijani public commemorate Khojaly genocide victims (PHOTO)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.26 /Trend/

Azerbaijani public honor the memory of the Khojaly genocide victims.

On Feb. 25-26 February, 1992, Armenian occupation forces together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi (previously Stepanakert) committed an act of genocide towards the population of the Azerbaijani Khojaly town.

Some 613 people were killed including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. A total of 1000 civilians were disabled during the genocide. Eight families were killed, 130 children lost one parent and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.

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