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SUMGAIT MASSACRE COMMEMORATED IN GEORGIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 28, 2011 - 11:47 AMT 07:47 GMT
On the initiative of the Armenian embassy in Georgia and the Georgian
diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a number of events were
held in Tbilisi to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Armenian
massacre in Sumgait.
A liturgy was served at St. Gevorg Church on Feb 27 morning.
Afterwards, embassy officials and representatives of the Armenian
community visited Khojivank Pantheon, where Armenian art workers and
public figures were buried.
The 3-day rampage, carried out by Azerbaijani nationals in February
1988 left dozens of Armenians dead, a majority of whom were set on
fire alive after being beaten and tortured. Hundreds of innocent
people received injuries of different severity and became physically
impaired. Women, among them minors, were abused. More than 200
apartments were robbed, dozens of cars were destroyed and burned,
dozens of art and crafts studios, shops and kiosks were demolished,
and thousands of people became refugees.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 28, 2011 - 11:47 AMT 07:47 GMT
On the initiative of the Armenian embassy in Georgia and the Georgian
diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a number of events were
held in Tbilisi to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Armenian
massacre in Sumgait.
A liturgy was served at St. Gevorg Church on Feb 27 morning.
Afterwards, embassy officials and representatives of the Armenian
community visited Khojivank Pantheon, where Armenian art workers and
public figures were buried.
The 3-day rampage, carried out by Azerbaijani nationals in February
1988 left dozens of Armenians dead, a majority of whom were set on
fire alive after being beaten and tortured. Hundreds of innocent
people received injuries of different severity and became physically
impaired. Women, among them minors, were abused. More than 200
apartments were robbed, dozens of cars were destroyed and burned,
dozens of art and crafts studios, shops and kiosks were demolished,
and thousands of people became refugees.
From: A. Papazian